







蝉蜕龙变 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to undergo a profound transformation or transcendence”. To shed one's old self and achieve a higher state or significant improvement. Literally, “Cicada shedding its skin, dragon transformation”.

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Open the tool →蝉蜕龙变 (chán tuì lóng biàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to undergo a profound transformation or transcendence”.
蝉蜕龙变 is pronounced chán tuì lóng biàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蝉蜕龙变 means “Cicada shedding its skin, dragon transformation”. It is used to mean “to undergo a profound transformation or transcendence”.
蝉蜕:幼蝉化为成蝉时所脱下的皮。比喻解脱而进入更高境界