蟪蛄不知春秋

huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū

Dictionary entry

"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); (fig.) to have a limited perspective

What does 蟪蛄不知春秋 mean?

蟪蛄不知春秋 (huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); (fig.) to have a limited perspective

Character breakdown

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蟪huìused in 蟪蛄[hui4 gu1]蛄gūsee 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-知zhīto know · to be aware 春chūnold variant of 春[chun1]秋Qiūsurname Qiu

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蟪蛄不知春秋

huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū

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