蝉蛻
Reading: せんぜい
Meaning: cicada shell, empty shell (metaphorically)
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Frase de Exemplo
The former glory had now become nothing but an empty shell.
Notas de Uso
Literary term literally meaning cicada molt, often used metaphorically to describe something that retains only its outer form while lacking substance.
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