Meaning of 金蝉脱壳
金蝉脱壳 means to escape like a cicada leaving behind its shell; to get away by a clever ruse. Pronounced jīn chán tuō qiào.
- to escape like a cicada leaving behind its shell; to get away by a clever ruse
Definitions & Examples
Yǎn眼
kàn看
jiù就
yào要
bèi被
bāo包
wéi围
，
tā他
shǐ使
le了
yī一
zhāo招
jīn金
chán蝉
tuō脱
qiào壳
，
chéng成
gōng功
táo逃
tuō脱
。
Seeing he was about to be surrounded, he used a clever 'golden cicada shedding its shell' strategy and successfully escaped.
Zhè这
ge个
jué角
sè色
zài在
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
yòng用
jīn金
chán蝉
tuō脱
qiào壳
zhī之
jì计
piàn骗
guò过
le了
fǎn反
pài派
。
At the critical moment, the character used the stratagem of 'the golden cicada shedding its skin' to deceive the villains.
Tán谈
pàn判
xiàn陷
rù入
jiāng僵
jú局
，
tā他
xū需
yào要
xiǎng想
ge个
bàn办
fǎ法
jīn金
chán蝉
tuō脱
qiào壳
。
The negotiation reached a deadlock; he needed to think of a way to slip away unnoticed.
Sān三
shí十
liù六
jì计
zhī之
yī一
jiù就
shì是
jīn金
chán蝉
tuō脱
qiào壳
。
One of the Thirty-Six Stratagems is 'the golden cicada sheds its shell.'