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夏蟲

夏蟲

See also: 夏虫

Chinese

		summer; Xia (proper name)	an animal; an invertebrate; a worm an animal; an invertebrate; a worm; an insect
trad. (夏蟲)		夏	蟲
simp. (夏虫)		夏	虫

Noun

夏蟲

(literary) "summer insects"; insects that are active only during summer
- 1928: Xu Zhimo, Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again (再別康橋)
  
  夏蟲也為我沉默，沉默是今晚的康橋。
  
  Xiàchóng yě wèi wǒ chénmò, chénmò shì jīnwǎn de Kāngqiáo.
  Even the summer insects mute themselves for me, that is how I found Cambridge this night.

Derived terms

夏蟲不可語冰／夏虫不可语冰