jīn chán tuō qiào

Traditional: 金蟬脫殼

金蝉脱壳 (jīn chán tuō qiào) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. 2a crafty escape plan

Characters in 金蝉脱壳

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