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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	蝉	蟬	chán	chan2	cicada
2	貂蝉	貂蟬	diāo chán	Diao1 Chan2	Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女
3	叶蝉	葉蟬	yè chán	ye4 chan2	Leafhoppers
4	螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后	螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後	táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu	tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4	The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (成语 saw, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子 \|庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger; the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
5	螳螂捕蝉	螳螂捕蟬	táng láng bǔ chán	tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2	the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (成语 saw, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子 \|庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger; the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
6	静若寒蝉	靜若寒蟬	jìng ruò hán chán	jing4 ruo4 han2 chan2	as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
7	噤若寒蝉	噤若寒蟬	jìn ruò hán chán	jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2	to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
8	金蝉脱壳	金蟬脫殼	jīn chán tuō qiào	jin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4	lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan
9	金蝉	金蟬	jīn chán	Jin1 chan2	Golden Cicada
10	寒蝉	寒蟬	hán chán	han2 chan2	cicada in winter; fig. mournful sound
11	蝉翼纱	蟬翼紗	chán yì shā	chan2 yi4 sha1	Cicada-wing gauze
12	蝉翼	蟬翼	chán yì	chan2 yi4	cicada's wing; fig. diaphanous; delicate texture
13	蝉衣	蟬衣	chán yī	chan2 yi1	cicada slough (used in TCM)
14	蝉蜕	蟬蛻	chán tuì	chan2 tui4	cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from
15	蝉鸣雀躁	蟬鳴雀躁	chán míng què zào	chan2 ming2 que4 zao4	the chirping of cicadas and sparrows (idiom)
16	蝉鸣	蟬鳴	chán míng	chan2 ming2	song of cicadas; chirping of insects
17	蝉联	蟬聯	chán lián	chan2 lian2	to continue in a post; (to hold a post) several times in succession; (to win a title) in successive years; to stay at number one; to defend a championship
18	蝉科	蟬科	chán kē	chan2 ke1	Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada