huìgūbùzhīchūnqiū
short-lived
蟪蛄不知春秋 huìgūbùzhīchūnqiū
- short-lived
- literally "the cicada (Platypleura kaempferi) knows neither spring nor autumn"; used to describe a very short life span
- to have a narrow perspective
- used to describe someone with very limited experience or a narrow outlook on life