Cicadas gasp for thunder
The Chinese idiom, CH á NCHU ǎ NL é Ig ā n in pinyin, means that the cicada gasps and the thunder is pure. It describes the extreme heat and drought. It's from "the one who sent the bitter heat to Chisong Taoism".
Idiom explanation
Cicada: insect name, cicada; stem: empty.
The origin of Idioms
"Cicadas pant, thunder dry, ice well melt, what's the benefit of some breeze?" written by Guan Xiu, Qian Shu
Idiom usage
The weather is hot and dry.
Cicadas gasp for thunder
Be careful from beginning to end - jǐn shǐ lǜ zhōng
a little gift for comfort is better than nothing - wèi qíng shèng wú
The clouds and trees are far away - yún shù yáo gé