金蟬脫殼 [ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄠˋ; jin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4] lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell a crafty escape plan ◄ ►