chán​tuì

cicada slough

Senses

蝉蜕/ 蟬蛻 chán​tuì cicada slough

The discarded shell or skin of a cicada larva after it becomes an adult, used in traditional medicine

蝉蜕/ 蟬蛻 chán​tuì to free oneself

To extricate oneself from a situation; to cast off old constraints

蝉蜕/ 蟬蛻 chán​tuì to pass away

To shed one's mortal coil; specifically used in a religious context to describe attaining immortality or the death of a monk

References

same_as 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 蝉衣/蟬衣
same_as 蝉衣/蟬衣 蝉蜕/蟬蛻