蝉蜕蛇解 — “Cicada shedding its skin and snake sloughing its skin”
蝉蜕蛇解 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed one's old skin and achieve a higher state, like a cicada emerging from its shell and a snake sloughing its skin; to undergo a complete transformation and ascend to a more refined or advanced level”. Literally, “Cicada shedding its skin and snake sloughing its skin”.
蝉蜕蛇解 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 蝉蜕蛇解 mean?
蝉蜕蛇解 (chán tuì shé jiě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed one's old skin and achieve a higher state, like a cicada emerging from its shell and a snake sloughing its skin; to undergo a complete transformation and ascend to a more refined or advanced level”.
How do you pronounce 蝉蜕蛇解?
蝉蜕蛇解 is pronounced chán tuì shé jiě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蝉蜕蛇解 literally mean?
Literally, 蝉蜕蛇解 means “Cicada shedding its skin and snake sloughing its skin”. It is used to mean “to shed one's old skin and achieve a higher state, like a cicada emerging from its shell and a snake sloughing its skin; to undergo a complete transformation and ascend to a more refined or advanced level”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蝉蜕蛇解?
蝉蜕：幼蝉化为成蝉时所脱下的皮；解：脱。蝉脱壳，蛇换皮。比喻解脱而进入更高境界