蝉

蝉联

chán lián

to continue in a post

貂蝉

diāo chán

Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]

金蝉

jīn chán

Golden Cicada

金蝉脱壳

jīn chán tuō qiào

lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell

噤若寒蝉

jìn ruò hán chán

to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

寒蝉效应

hán chán xiào yìng

the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind

寒蝉

hán chán

a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)

螳螂捕蝉

táng láng bǔ chán

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后

táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

蝉猴

chán hóu

(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph

蝉科

chán kē

Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada

蝉翼

chán yì

cicada's wing