金蝉脱壳
jīn chán tuō qiàojinchantuoqiao
- lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
- a crafty escape plan
jīn chán tuō qiàojinchantuoqiao
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences