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Noun
寒蟬
- (literally) cicada in winter
- (literary) a kind of cicada that is small in size and bluegreen-red in colour
- (literary, figurative) one who stays silent
劉勝位為大夫，見禮上賓，而知善不薦，聞惡無言，隱情惜己，自同寒蟬，此罪人也。
刘胜位为大夫，见礼上宾，而知善不荐，闻恶无言，隐情惜己，自同寒蝉，此罪人也。 - From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Liú Shèng wèiwéi dàfū, jiànlǐ shàngbīn, ér zhīshàn bùjiàn, wén'è wúyán, yǐnqíng xījǐ, zìtóng hánchán, cǐ zuìrén yě.
- Liu Sheng ranks as a dafu (great official) and is received as the guest of honour everywhere; yet he fails to promote the virtuous persons he meets; he fails to speak against the evil he witnesses; he buries the truth, unwilling to risk himself; he chooses to be as silent as a chilled cicada. We have a guilty man in him.
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