寒蝉 寒蟬
寒蝉 寒蟬 hán chán ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ hon4 sim4
- a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)
- Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia
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寒
- 寒假 hán jià ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ hon4 gaa3 winter vacation
- 寒冷 hán lěng ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ hon4 laang5 cold (climate)
- 伤寒 傷寒 shāng hán ㄕㄤ ㄏㄢˊ soeng1 hon4 typhoid
- 受寒 shòu hán ㄕㄡˋ ㄏㄢˊ sau6 hon4 affected by cold
- 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ jim4 hon4 bitter cold
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- 大寒 Dà hán ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˊ daai6 hon4 Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 20th January-3rd February
- 孤寒 gū hán ㄍㄨ ㄏㄢˊ gu1 hon4 alone and poor
- 寒亭 Hán tíng ㄏㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ hon4 ting4 see 寒亭区
- 寒伧 寒傖 hán chen ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄔㄣ variant of 寒碜
- 寒冬 hán dōng ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄥ hon4 dung1 cold winter
- 寒噤 hán jìn ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hon4 gam3 a shiver
- 寒士 hán shì ㄏㄢˊ ㄕˋ hon4 si6 (old) impoverished scholar
- 寒天 hán tiān ㄏㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ hon4 tin1 chilly weather
- 寒带 寒帶 hán dài ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ hon4 daai3 polar climate
- 寒微 hán wēi ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄟ hon4 mei4 of humble origin
- 寒心 hán xīn ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ hon4 sam1 disillusioned
- 寒意 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ hon4 ji3 a nip in the air
- 寒战 寒戰 hán zhàn ㄏㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ hon4 zin3 shiver
- 寒暄 hán xuān ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢ hon4 hyun1 to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries
- 寒毛 hán máo ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ hon4 mou4 fine hair on the human body
蝉 蟬
- 蝉猴 蟬猴 chán hóu ㄔㄢˊ ㄏㄡˊ (coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph
- 蝉科 蟬科 chán kē ㄔㄢˊ ㄎㄜ sim4 fo1 Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
- 蝉翼 蟬翼 chán yì ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ sim4 jik6 cicada's wing
- 蝉联 蟬聯 chán lián ㄔㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ sim4 lyun4 to continue in a post
- 蝉蜕 蟬蛻 chán tuì ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ sim4 teoi3 cicada slough
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- 蝉虾 蟬蝦 chán xiā ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚ sim4 haa1 slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)
- 蝉衣 蟬衣 chán yī ㄔㄢˊ ㄧ sim4 ji1 cicada slough (used in TCM)
- 蝉鸣 蟬鳴 chán míng ㄔㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sim4 ming4 song of cicadas
- 貂蝉 貂蟬 Diāo Chán ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ diu1 sim4 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布
- 金蝉 金蟬 Jīn chán ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ gam1 sim4 Golden Cicada
- 噤若寒蝉 噤若寒蟬 jìn ruò hán chán ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
- 寒蝉效应 寒蟬效應 hán chán xiào yìng ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄥˋ hon4 sim4 haau6 jing1 the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
- 螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 táng láng bǔ chán ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄢˊ tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 see 螳螂捕蟬，螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
- 金蝉脱壳 金蟬脫殼 jīn chán tuō qiào ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gam1 sim4 tyut3 hok3 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
Idioms with these characters
- 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6 lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- 唇亡齿寒 唇亡齒寒 chún wáng chǐ hán ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄔˇ ㄏㄢˊ seon4 mong4 ci2 hon4 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
- 寒风刺骨 寒風刺骨 hán fēng cì gǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ hon4 fung1 ci3 gwat1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
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- 饥寒交迫 飢寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò ㄐㄧ ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄛˋ gei1 hon4 gaau1 bik1 beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
- 噤若寒蝉 噤若寒蟬 jìn ruò hán chán ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
- 天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán dì dòng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ tin1 hon4 dei6 dung3 (idiom) bitterly cold; frigid
- 啼饥号寒 啼饑號寒 tí jī háo hán ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄠˊ ㄏㄢˊ tai4 gei1 hou4 hon4 (idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty
- 问寒问暖 問寒問暖 wèn hán wèn nuǎn ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ man6 hon4 man6 nyun5 (idiom) to show concern about sb's well-being
- 嘘寒问暖 噓寒問暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn ㄒㄩ ㄏㄢˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ heoi1 hon4 man6 nyun5 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
- 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán ㄧ ㄆㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄢˊ jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp