cricket (insect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
cricket (insect); Gryllidae
literaryAn archaic/literary name for the cricket, still recognized but rarely used in modern daily conversation. Often appears in classical Chinese literature and poetry.
Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
cí词
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
“
cù促
zhī织
”
zhǐ指
dài代
qiū秋
chóng虫
。
In ancient poetry, 'cù zhī' was often used to refer to autumn insects.
《
Gǔ古
shī诗
shí十
jiǔ九
shǒu首
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
cù促
zhī织
míng鸣
dōng东
bì壁
”
zhī之
jù句
。
In the 'Nineteen Old Poems,' there is a line: 'The cricket chirps by the eastern wall.'
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Mín民
jiān间
yǒu有
“
cù促
zhī织
míng鸣
，
lǎn懒
fù妇
jīng惊
”
de的
yàn谚
yǔ语
。
There is a folk proverb: 'When the cricket chirps, the lazy housewife is startled.'