脫殼金蟬

See also: 脱壳金蝉 and 金蟬脫殼

Chinese

		to cast the shell; to unpack	golden cicada; pupa of Cryptotympana atrata
trad. (脫殼金蟬)		脫殼	金蟬
simp. (脱壳金蝉)		脱壳	金蝉
anagram		金蟬脫殼／金蝉脱壳
Literally: “golden cicada that has shed its shell”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuōqiàojīnchán, tuōkéjīnchán

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ, ㄊㄨㄛ ㄎㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland standard)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuōqiàojīnchán
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuociàojinchán
    • Wade–Giles: tʻo¹-chʻiao⁴-chin¹-chʻan²
    • Yale: twō-chyàu-jīn-chán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuochiawjincharn
    • Palladius: тоцяоцзиньчань (tocjaoczinʹčanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan standard)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuōkéjīnchán
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛ ㄎㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuokéjinchán
    • Wade–Giles: tʻo¹-kʻo²-chin¹-chʻan²
    • Yale: twō-ké-jīn-chán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuokerjincharn
    • Palladius: токэцзиньчань (tokɛczinʹčanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰɤ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/

Idiom

脫殼金蟬

1. Alternative form of 金蟬脫殼／金蝉脱壳

   • 素蘭花，桂紅樹，迎翠軒中，錯被春留住。乖巧小卿機不露，借風邀雨，脫殼金蟬去。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     素兰花，桂红树，迎翠轩中，错被春留住。乖巧小卿机不露，借风邀雨，脱壳金蝉去。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 吳敬所 《國色天香 (guósètiānxiāng)·第七卷·天緣奇遇（上）》

     Sù lánhuā, guì hóng shù, yíng cuì xuān zhōng, cuò bèi chūn liú zhù. Guāiqiǎo xiǎo qīng jī bù lù, jiè fēng yāo yǔ, tuōkéjīnchán qù. [Pinyin]

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   • 昨日著呂布殺的我魂不附體，早是我脫殼金蟬計走了，別人都不知道，則有張飛知道。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     昨日著吕布杀的我魂不附体，早是我脱壳金蝉计走了，别人都不知道，则有张飞知道。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 關漢卿 (Guan Hanqing) 《虎牢關三戰呂布·第三折》

     Zuórì zhù lǚbù shā de wǒ hún bù fùtǐ, zǎo shì wǒ tuōkéjīnchán jì zǒu le, biérén dōu bù zhīdào, zé yǒu zhāngfēi zhīdào. [Pinyin]

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