蟪蛄
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Chinese[edit]
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simp. and trad. (蟪蛄) |
蟪 | 蛄 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
蟪蛄
- Platypleura kaempferi
- 朝菌不知晦朔,蟪蛄不知春秋,此小年也。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zhāojūn bù zhī huìshuò, huìgū bù zhī chūnqiū, cǐ xiǎonián yě. [Pinyin]
- The mushroom of a morning does not know (what takes place between) the beginning and end of a month; the short-lived cicada does not know (what takes place between) the spring and autumn. These are instances of a short term of life.