夏蟲不可語冰
Chinese edit
“summer insects”; insects that are active only during summer | cannot; should not; must not | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to |
ice | ||
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trad. (夏蟲不可語冰) | 夏蟲 | 不可 | 語 | 冰 | |
simp. (夏虫不可语冰) | 夏虫 | 不可 | 语 | 冰 | |
Literally: “Summer insects cannot speak of ice.” |
Etymology edit
From Zhuangzi:
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
夏蟲不可語冰
- One cannot engage in meaningful discussions with people with only superficial knowledge or narrow experience
Synonyms edit
See also edit
- 井底之蛙 (jǐngdǐzhīwā)