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What you don’t know CAN kill you
夏虫疑氷 ka.chuu.gi.hyou Literally: summer – insect – doubt – ice Alternately: A person of extremely limited experience, knowledge, and discernment. Someone ignorant, doubtful, or distrustful of everything that falls outside of their own (meager) personal experience. Like an insect that … Continue reading
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Tagged bugs, 疑冰, 疑氷, experience, 荘子, ignorance, limits, Zhuangzi, 夏虫
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