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chán
n. cicada
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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báo rú chán yì
adj. thin like wings of cicada
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xià tiān wǒ men jīng cháng zài shù lín lǐ yòng wáng bǔ chán .
phr. We often net cicadas in the woods during summer.
jìn ruò hán chán
idiom. as silent as a cicada in winter — to keep one's mouth shut
chán míng
n. the sound made by cicadas
chán tuì
n. (TCM) Chantui, Cicada Slough
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táng láng bǔ chán, huáng què zài hòu
idiom. the mantis stalks the cicada, not knowing that the oriole is lurking behind, (fig.) covet gains ahead, unaware of danger behind