金蟬脫殼

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

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Golden Cicada

cicada

to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from

to break out of an eggshell / to molt / to remove the husk / to shell

shell / carapace / crust (earth's crust etc) / also pr. [ke2]