蟪蛄不知春秋
蟪蛄不知春秋
huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
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- lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
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Related Words
大同小异(dà tóng xiǎo yì)— virtually the same
→只知其一，不知其二(zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr)— to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
→察微知著(chá wēi zhī zhù)— to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
→只见树木不见森林(zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín)— unable to see the wood for the trees
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