lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan
trad. 金蟬脫殼
Also written 金蟬脫殼【jīn chán tuō qiào】
Characters in this word
4金
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surname Jin, surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- Pinyin
- Jīn
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1377 of 2500
蝉
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cicada
- Pinyin
- chán
- Traditional
- 蟬
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 46284 of 2500
脱
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to shed, to take off, to escape, to get away from
- Pinyin
- tuō
- Traditional
- 脫
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 2859 of 2500
壳
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variant of 殼|壳[qiao4]
- Pinyin
- qiào
- Traditional
- 殻
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 15340 of 2500