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噤若寒蟬
jìn ruò hán chán
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to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
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寒蟬
hán chán
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cicada in winter;
fig. mournful sound
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螳螂捕蟬
táng láng bǔ chán
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the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
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螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後
táng láng bǔ chán ， huáng què zài hòu
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the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
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蟬科
chán kē
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Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
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蟬翼
chán yì
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cicada's wing;
fig. diaphanous;
delicate texture
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蟬聯
chán lián
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to continue in a post;
(to hold a post) several times in succession;
(to win a title) in successive years;
to stay at number one;
to defend a championship
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蟬蛻
chán tuì
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cicada slough;
fig. to free oneself;
to extricate oneself from
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蟬衣
chán yī
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cicada slough (used in TCM)
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蟬鳴
chán míng
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song of cicadas;
chirping of insects
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貂蟬
diāo chán
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Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
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金蟬
jīn chán
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Golden Cicada
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金蟬脫殼
jīn chán tuō qiào
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lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell;
a crafty escape plan
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靜若寒蟬
jìng ruò hán chán
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as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
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