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    Does "chiu chiu" mean "crickets" in English (from Li-Young Lee's poem "Persimmons")?

    In context of the poem: I teach her Chinese. Crickets: chiu chiu. Dew: I've forgotten. Naked: I've forgotten. Ni, wo: you and me I know that Ni means you and Wo means I, so "you and me" is "Ni, wo" translated (from a google search). I just can't find anything that says "chiu chiu" means...
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