蝉衣 蟬衣
蝉衣 蟬衣 chán yī ㄔㄢˊ ㄧ sim4 ji1
- cicada slough (used in TCM)
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蝉 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)
- 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
Show 9 more words with 蝉 蟬
- 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)
- 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
衣
- 上衣 shàng yī ㄕㄤˋ ㄧ soeng6 ji1 jacket
- 内衣 內衣 nèi yī ㄋㄟˋ ㄧ noi6 ji1 undergarment
- 外衣 wài yī ㄨㄞˋ ㄧ ngoi6 ji1 outer clothing
- 大衣 dà yī ㄉㄚˋ ㄧ daai6 ji1 overcoat
- 成衣 chéng yī ㄔㄥˊ ㄧ sing4 ji1 ready-made clothes
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- 毛衣 máo yī ㄇㄠˊ ㄧ mou4 ji1 (wool) sweater
- 衣服 yī fu ㄧ ˙ㄈㄨ ji1 fuk6 clothes
- 衣架 yī jià ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ji1 gaa2 clothes hanger
- 衣柜 衣櫃 yī guì ㄧ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ji1 gwai6 wardrobe
- 衣裳 yī shang ㄧ ˙ㄕㄤ ji1 soeng4 (coll.) clothes
- 衬衣 襯衣 chèn yī ㄔㄣˋ ㄧ can3 ji1 shirt
- 雨衣 yǔ yī ㄩˇ ㄧ jyu5 ji1 raincoat
- 更衣室 gēng yī shì ㄍㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ gang1 ji1 sat1 change room; dressing room; locker room
- 洗衣机 洗衣機 xǐ yī jī ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧ sai2 ji1 gei1 washing machine; washer
- 洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ ㄈㄣˇ sai2 ji1 fan2 laundry detergent
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 干衣 乾衣 gān yī ㄍㄢ ㄧ gon1 ji1 drysuit (diving)
- 估衣 gù yi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄧ gu2 ji1 secondhand clothes
- 便衣 biàn yī ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧ bin6 ji1 civilian clothes; plain clothes
Idioms with these characters
- 白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu ㄅㄞˊ ㄧ ㄘㄤ ㄍㄡˇ baak6 ji1 cong1 gau2 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
- 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí ㄈㄥ ㄧ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˊ fung1 ji1 zuk1 sik6 having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
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- 锦衣玉食 錦衣玉食 jǐn yī yù shí ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ gam2 ji1 juk6 sik6 brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury
- 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liàng tǐ cái yī ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ loeng4 tai2 coi4 ji1 lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
- 牛衣对泣 牛衣對泣 niú yī duì qì ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ ngau4 ji1 deoi3 jap1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
- 缩衣节食 縮衣節食 suō yī jié shí ㄙㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕˊ suk1 ji1 zit3 sik6 to economize on clothes and food
- 天衣无缝 天衣無縫 tiān yī wú fèng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄈㄥˋ tin1 ji1 mou4 fung6 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
- 相体裁衣 相體裁衣 xiàng tǐ cái yī ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ soeng1 tai2 coi4 ji1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
- 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧ ㄍㄢˋ ㄕˊ siu1 ji1 gon3 sik6 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)