autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing |
back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of |
grasshopper; katydid | several days; a few days; how many days? | |||||
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trad. (秋後的螞蚱——蹦躂不了幾天) | 秋 | 後 | 的 | 螞蚱 | —— | 蹦躂 | 不了 | 幾天 | |
simp. (秋后的蚂蚱——蹦跶不了几天) | 秋 | 后 | 的 | 蚂蚱 | —— | 蹦跶 | 不了 | 几天 | |
Literally: “grasshopper after autumn ― can only hop for a few more days”. |
Adult grasshoppers and locusts die in winter.
秋後的螞蚱——蹦躂不了幾天