蟬蛻

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

  (Pinyin): chántuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sim⁴ teoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chántuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charntuey
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sim⁴ teoi³
    • Yale: sìhm teui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sim⁴ toey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xim⁴ têu³
    • IPA ^(key): /siːm²¹ tʰɵy̯³³/

Noun

蟬蛻

1. cicada slough

Verb

蟬蛻

1. (figuratively) to free oneself
2. to extricate oneself from