寒蟬

寒蟬

Chinese

		cold; poor; to tremble	cicada
trad. (寒蟬)		寒	蟬
simp. (寒蝉)		寒	蝉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hánchán

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ sim⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hánchán
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harncharn
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hánchán
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon⁴ sim⁴
    • Yale: hòhn sìhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ sim⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ xim⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ siːm²¹/

Noun

寒蟬

1. (literally) cicada in winter
2. (literary) a kind of cicada that is small in size and bluegreen-red in colour
3. (literary, figuratively) one who stays silent

Derived terms

仗馬寒蟬／仗马寒蝉 噤若寒蟬／噤若寒蝉 寒蟬仗馬／寒蝉仗马

寒蟬僵鳥／寒蝉僵鸟 自同寒蟬／自同寒蝉