寒蟬

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


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
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