寒蟬

Chinese

		cold; poor; to tremble	cicada
trad. (寒蟬)		寒	蟬
simp. (寒蝉)		寒	蝉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hánchán

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon⁴ sim⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hánchán
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hanrchanr
  - IPA ^(key): /xa̠n³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰa̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon⁴ sim⁴
  - Yale: hòhn sìhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon⁴ sim⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon⁴ xim⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːn²¹ siːm²¹/

Noun

寒蟬

(literally) cicada in winter
(literary) a kind of cicada that is small in size and blue green-red in colour
(literary, figuratively) one who stays silent

Derived terms

仗馬寒蟬／仗马寒蝉
噤若寒蟬／噤若寒蝉
寒蟬仗馬／寒蝉仗马

寒蟬僵鳥／寒蝉僵鸟
自同寒蟬／自同寒蝉

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