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sim4
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cicada Stroke count: 18
Level: 1
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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蟬 / 蝉 | ||
This word has been viewed 4224 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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秋蟬 cau1 sim4 = harvest fly; autumn cicada 噤若寒蟬 gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4 = keep quiet out of fear 寒蟬 hon4 sim4 = a winter cicada (one who keeps quiet out of fear) 桂花蟬 gwai3 faa1 sim4 = a type of edible cicada 螳螂捕蟬 tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 = the mantis stalks the cicada 沙蟬 saa1 sim4 = a cicada 粵 蟬聯 sim4 lyun4 = continue to hold 蟬蛻 sim4 teoi3 = periostracum cicadae 寒蟬效應 hon4 sim4 haau6 jing3 = the winter cicada effect |
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Showing all 4 examples containing 蟬
嗰啲蟬嘅聲音, 我覺得好好聽㗎! 粵
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.]
蟬嘅聲音, 我覺得好好聽㗎! 粵
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.)]
我覺得蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎! 粵
I love the sound cicadas make! [Lit. I feel cicada [possessive particle] sound very good-sound [particle]!]
我覺得呢啲蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎! 粵
I love the sound these cicadas are making! [Lit. I feel these cicadas [possessive particle] sound very good-listen [particle].] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |