蟬翼

Chinese

		cicada	wing
trad. (蟬翼)		蟬	翼
simp. (蝉翼)		蝉	翼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chányì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chányì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chányì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan²-i⁴
    • Yale: chán-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnyih
    • Palladius: чаньи (čanʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ i⁵¹/

Noun

蟬翼 (literary)

1. cicada's wing
2. (figuratively) something thin/fragile/delicate