夏蟲不可語冰

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Chinese

summer insects”; insects that are active only during summer cannot; should not; must not
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
ice
trad. (夏蟲不可語冰) 夏蟲 不可
simp. (夏虫不可语冰) 夏虫 不可
Literally: “Summer insects cannot speak of ice.”

Etymology

From Zhuangzi:

夏蟲
夏虫
From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
Xiàchóng bù kě yǐ yǔ yú bīng zhě, dǔ yú shí yě.
An insect of the summer cannot be talked with about ice - it knows nothing beyond its own season.

Pronunciation


Proverb

夏蟲不可語冰

  1. One cannot engage in meaningful discussions with people with only superficial knowledge or narrow experience

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