金蟬脫殼
jīn​chán​tuō​qiào

to slip away by strategy

  • created sense approved 金蝉脱壳/金蟬脫殼 · jīn​chán​tuō​qiào · to slip away by strategy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    金蝉脱壳 / 金蟬脫殼

    jīn​chán​tuō​qiào

    to slip away by strategy

    Literally describing a cicada shedding its skin; used to describe escaping from a difficult situation through a clever plan, leaving behind a false appearance to deceive others.

    jīn​chán​tuō​ké

    金蝉 (literal) → 金蝉/金蟬 · jīn​chán · golden cicada 脱壳 (literal) → 脱壳/脫殼 · tuō​ké · to escape

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