hán chándictionary entry
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a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) / Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia
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寒蟬 寒蝉 [han2 chan2] /a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)/Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia/

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