chán hóu
Traditional: 蟬猴
蝉猴 (chán hóu) is a Chinese word meaning “(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph”.
Meanings
- 1(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph
Characters in 蝉猴
Related words
猴子monkey猴monkey蝉联to continue in a post猕猴桃kiwi fruit猴王Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]猿猴apes and monkeys猴年Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)猴儿little devil猴儿monkey蝉cicada耍猴to get a monkey to perform tricks金蝉脱壳lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell