蟬

cicada

surname Shan

bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]

variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

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

lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell / a crafty escape plan

cicada's wing / fig. diaphanous / delicate texture

song of cicadas / chirping of insects

cicada in winter / fig. mournful sound

cicada slough (used in TCM)

Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nü3], 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[Lü3 Bu4]

Golden Cicada

as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); 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[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada

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