cicadas chill and drearily shrill

cicadas chill and drearily shrill

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h á NCH á NQ ī Qi è, which means that when it's cold, cicada makes a sad and low voice; in literary works, it is often used to set off a sad atmosphere and mood. From the collection of Lu Qinghe, ode to hanchan.

Idiom explanation

Cicada: cicada in cold weather.

The origin of Idioms

Lu Yun of the Jin Dynasty wrote the ode to the cold cicada in the collection of Lu Qinghe: "so the poor people, who lived in poverty, sighed with each other and said:" the cold cicada wails, and its voice is also sad; when the four seasons go to dusk, they linger near the river. "

Idiom usage

Used as an attributive; used of bleak scenes. In the rain bell written by Liu Yong of Song Dynasty, it is said that "the cold cicada is very sad, and it is late for the pavilion, but the shower stops at the beginning."