Definition of 鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす (なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす)
なせみなほたるみこ
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす
なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす
nakusemiyorimonakanuhotarugamiwokogasu
expression
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empty vessels make the most noise, the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada(proverb)
Other readings:
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす【なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす】
Related Kanji
| 鳴 | chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk |
| 蝉 | cicada |
| 蛍 | lightning-bug, firefly |
| 身 | somebody, person, one's station in life |
| 焦 | char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe |