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

鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす

[nakusemiyorimonakanuhotarugamiwokogasu]

Definitions

1.expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'su' ending

empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada