"蟬翼" meaning in Chinese

See 蟬翼 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ i⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 蝉翼 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 蟬翼, {{tlb|zh|literary}} (literary)
  1. cicada's wing Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-蟬翼-zh-noun-BvthiDVL Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
  2. (figuratively) something thin/fragile/delicate Tags: figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-蟬翼-zh-noun-8nfEDeDw Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "蝉翼",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "蟬翼",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "literary"
      },
      "expansion": "(literary)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cicada's wing"
      ],
      "id": "en-蟬翼-zh-noun-BvthiDVL",
      "links": [
        [
          "cicada",
          "cicada"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something thin/fragile/delicate"
      ],
      "id": "en-蟬翼-zh-noun-8nfEDeDw",
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "fragile",
          "fragile"
        ],
        [
          "delicate",
          "delicate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) something thin/fragile/delicate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chányì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chányì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chányì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻan²-i⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chán-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "charnyih"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čanʹi",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чаньи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ i⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "蟬翼"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese literary terms",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 翼",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 蟬",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "蝉翼",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "蟬翼",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "literary"
      },
      "expansion": "(literary)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cicada's wing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cicada",
          "cicada"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something thin/fragile/delicate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "fragile",
          "fragile"
        ],
        [
          "delicate",
          "delicate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) something thin/fragile/delicate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chányì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chányì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chányì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chʻan²-i⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chán-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "charnyih"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čanʹi",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чаньи"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ i⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "蟬翼"
}

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