chán tuì
Traditional: 蟬蛻
蝉蜕 (chán tuì) is a Chinese word meaning “cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from”.
Meanings
- 1cicada slough
- 2fig. to free oneself
- 3to extricate oneself from
Characters in 蝉蜕
Related words
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