1 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dǒng Zhuó] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bù]

1 to transform

2 to morph

3 to degenerate

4 metamorphosis

5 transmutation

6 transformation

7 decay

8 degeneration

1 to continue in a post

2 (to hold a post) several times in succession

3 (to win a title) in successive years

4 to stay at number one

5 to defend a championship

1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

1 cicada in winter

2 fig. mournful sound

1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

1 to degenerate (morally) (idiom)

2 to become depraved

1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

1 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell

2 a crafty escape plan