蝉翼
蝉翼蟬翼 chán yì ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ sim4 jik6
- cicada's wing
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More words with these characters
蝉
- 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)
- 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
- 蝉虾蟬蝦 chán xiā ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚ sim4 haa1 slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)
翼
- 不翼而飞不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ siu2 sam1 jik6 jik6 (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent
- 副翼 fù yì ㄈㄨˋ ㄧˋ fu3 jik6 aileron (aeronautics)
- 右翼 yòu yì ㄧㄡˋ ㄧˋ jau6 jik6 the right flank
- 尾翼 wěi yì ㄨㄟˇ ㄧˋ mei5 jik6 empennage (of an aircraft); fletching (of an arrow); fins (of a missile, rocket etc); rear spoiler (of a car)
- 左翼 zuǒ yì ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ zo2 jik6 left-wing (political)
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 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)
- 比翼齐飞比翼齊飛 bǐ yì qí fēi ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄟ bei2 jik6 cai4 fei1 to fly wing to wing (idiom)
- 比翼双飞比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄈㄟ bei2 jik6 soeng1 fei1 lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom)
- 如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧˋ jyu4 fu2 tim1 jik6 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
- 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ siu2 sam1 jik6 jik6 (idiom) cautious; careful; prudent