蝉不知雪 / 蟬不知雪

chán​bù​zhī​xuě

ignorant

ignorant and inexperienced; literally 'the cicada knows not the snow', because it lives in summer and dies in autumn, thus having a limited outlook

蝉 (literal) → 蝉/蟬 · chán · cicada 不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 雪 (literal) → 雪 · xuě · snow

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM