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寒蝉

hán chán

2-character word Traditional 寒蟬

What 寒蝉 means

1. a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)
2. Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia

The characters in 寒蝉

• 寒háncold; poor; to tremble
• 蝉cháncicada

Words starting with 寒蝉

• 寒蝉效应hán chán xiào yìngthe chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind

Words containing 寒蝉

• 噤若寒蝉jìn ruò hán chánto keep quiet out of fear (idiom)