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蟪蛄
huì​gū

cicada

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 蟪蛄不知春秋 huì​gū​bù​zhī​chūn​qiū short-lived
    literally "the cicada (Platypleura kaempferi) knows neither spring nor autumn"; used to describe a very short life span
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