This is the first time I have seen you.
Cicada droops like a tassel on a hat, its tentacles suck the clear dew, and its voice spreads from the branches of the straight Shulang tree.
This is the first time I have seen you.
Cicada is far away from cicada because cicada is on a tall tree, not relying on autumn wind.
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Rui: the drooping part of the cap tassel tied under the chin of the ancients is somewhat similar to the shape of the tentacles protruding from the cicada head.
Dew: Pure dew. The ancients thought that cicadas lived by drinking dew, but in fact they sucked the juice of plants.
Flowing clouds and flowing water: refers to the continuous cicada singing.
Sparse: open and sparse.
Relying on: relying on.
Translation of cicadas;
Cicada hangs down its tentacles like a hat tassel and sucks the sweet dew. The sound comes from the tall branches of the phoenix tree.
Cicadas spread far because they live in tall trees, not by autumn wind.