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金gam1蟬sim4脫tyut3殼hok3

simp金蝉脱壳
gam1 sim4 tyut3 hok3jīn chán tuō qiào

English

  1. lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. a crafty escape plan

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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