Spring Autumn Cicada name (Patreon)
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2025-09-10 06:24:24
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Spring Autumn Cicada (春秋蝉) got its name because in ancient China the characters “spring” and “autumn” together meant “time”. It can also be translated as the Time Cicada. Nowadays, these characters are no longer used together to denote time, they are mostly found in ancient texts. The insect itself (the cicada) was not chosen by chance. In China, it is a symbol of rebirth
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