蟬

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# adapted from cc-cedict | cicada | continous

蟬聯

sim4 lyun4

continue to hold (a post or title); retain; win again

蟬蛻

sim4 teoi3

periostracum cicadae

金蟬脫/脫殼

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[[gold cicada sheds shell]] to make a quick escape, to make a quick exit.

沙蟬

saa1 sim4

cicada

桂花蟬

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a type of cicada that lives amongst osmanthus

秋蟬

cau1 sim4

harvest fly; cicada

噤若寒蟬

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keep quiet out of fear or intimidation (lit., "as silent as a cicada in cold wea

螳螂捕蟬

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the mantis stalks the cicada (i.e., blindly looking forward to the gains ahead)

寒蟬效應

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the winter cicada effect (i.e., keep quiet out of fear or intimidation) This is

寒蟬

hon4 sim4

a winter cicada (one who keeps quiet out of fear)