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Home / Idiom / 金蝉脱壳

lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell · a crafty escape plan

金蝉脱壳
jīn chán tuō qiào
j+īn·1st tonech+án·2nd tonet+uō·1st toneq+iào·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite缓兵之计huǎn bīng zhī jìto cross the sea by a trick (idiom) · to achieve one's aim by underhanded means瞒天过海mán tiān guò hǎito flee from sth · to run away · to escape逃跑táo pǎo(idiom) to go far away; to flee to a distant place远走高飞yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi
Antonyms
(lit.) to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) · (fig.) to go after easy prey瓮中捉鳖wèng zhōng zhuō biē
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