蟬翼

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chányì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ

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)

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

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