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

(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph

Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada

cicada's wing

slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)

cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from

cicada slough (used in TCM)

song of cicadas; chirping of insects