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  sim4   jyutping
  chan2   pinyin
cicada


noun
Stroke count: 18
Level: 1
Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
蟬 / 蝉

This word has been viewed 4225 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Feb 2012 13:48

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detail  cau1 sim4  qiu1 chan2 = harvest fly; autumn cicada
detail  gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4  jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2 = keep quiet out of fear
detail  hon4 sim4  han2 chan2 = a winter cicada (one who keeps quiet out of fear)
detail  gwai3 faa1 sim4   = a type of edible cicada
detail  tong4 long4 bou6 sim4  tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 = the mantis stalks the cicada
detail  saa1 sim4   = a cicada
detail  sim4 lyun4  chan2 lian2 = continue to hold
detail  sim4 teoi3   = periostracum cicadae
detail  hon4 sim4 haau6 jing3  han2 chan2 xiao4 ying4 = the winter cicada effect

Showing all 4 examples containing 蟬
detail 嗰啲聲音覺得好好
I love the sound of those cicadas [nearby]!
[This is an example of topicalisation: the topic of the sentence, 嗰啲蟬嘅聲音, is placed at the front.]
detail 聲音覺得好好
I love the sound cicadas [in general] make.
[Note that because we haven't specified any particular cicadas, we're talking about cicadas in general. (Use 呢啲 or 嗰啲 otherwise.)]
detail 覺得聲音好好
I love the sound cicadas make!
[Lit. I feel cicada [possessive particle] sound very good-sound [particle]!]
detail 覺得呢啲聲音好好
I love the sound these cicadas are making!
[Lit. I feel these cicadas [possessive particle] sound very good-listen [particle].]

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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