蟬蛻

See also: 蝉蜕

Chinese

		cicada	exuviae of insects or reptiles
trad. (蟬蛻)		蟬	蛻
simp. (蝉蜕)		蝉	蜕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chántuì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sim⁴ teoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chántuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanrtuey
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠n³⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sim⁴ teoi³
  - Yale: sìhm teui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sim⁴ toey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xim⁴ têu³
  - IPA ^(key): /siːm²¹ tʰɵy̯³³/

Noun

蟬蛻

cicada slough

Verb

蟬蛻

(figuratively) to free oneself
to extricate oneself from

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