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- 1. cicada
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Words Containing 蝉
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia
the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
cicada's wing
to continue in a post
cicada slough
song of cicadas
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[dǒng zhuó] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 bù]
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell