蟬蛻
See also: 蝉蜕
Chinese
| cicada | exuviae of insects or reptiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蟬蛻) | 蟬 | 蛻 | |
| simp. (蝉蜕) | 蝉 | 蜕 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sim4 teoi3
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): sam2 tui3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siân-thòe / siâm-thòe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chántuì
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chántuèi
- Wade–Giles: chʻan2-tʻui4
- Yale: chán-twèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charntuey
- Palladius: чаньтуй (čanʹtuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sim4 teoi3
- Yale: sìhm teui
- Cantonese Pinyin: sim4 toey3
- Guangdong Romanization: xim4 têu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːm²¹ tʰɵy̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siân-thòe
- Tâi-lô: siân-thuè
- Phofsit Daibuun: sientoex
- IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn²⁴⁻²² tʰue²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siâm-thòe
- Tâi-lô: siâm-thuè
- Phofsit Daibuun: siamtoex
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siam²⁴⁻²² tʰue⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
蟬蛻
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蟬蛻 (“cicada slough”) [map]
Verb
蟬蛻
- (figurative) to free oneself
- to extricate oneself from