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蟪蛄不知春秋

huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū

6-character word

What 蟪蛄不知春秋 means

1. "the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi {庄子|Zhuāng zǐ}); (fig.) to have a limited perspective

The characters in 蟪蛄不知春秋

• 蟪huìused in 蟪蛄
• 蛄gǔused in 蝲蛄; used in 蝲蝲蛄
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 春chūnspring (season); gay; joyful
• 秋qiūautumn; fall; harvest time

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