蟬 (sim4) — cicada in Cantonese
simˎ₄蟬简 蝉
Mandarin Pinyin: chan2
Meaning of 蟬
nouncicada
Example Sentences with 蟬
嗰啲蟬嘅聲音， 我覺得好好聽㗎！
I love the sound of those cicadas [nearby]!
蟬嘅聲音， 我覺得好好聽㗎！
I love the sound cicadas [in general] make.
我覺得蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎！
I love the sound cicadas make!
我覺得呢啲蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎！
I love the sound these cicadas are making!
Words Containing 蟬
螳螂捕蟬tong4 long4 bou6 sim4
the mantis stalks the cicada (i.e., blindly looking forward to the gains ahead)
沙蟬saa1 sim4
a cicada
蟬聯sim4 lyun4
continue to hold (a post or title); retain; win again
桂花蟬gwai3 faa1 sim4
a type of edible cicada
寒蟬效應hon4 sim4 haau6 jing3
the winter cicada effect (i.e., keep quiet out of fear or intimidation) This is sometimes used as a judicial term equivalent to "Chilling Effect" in English.
寒蟬hon4 sim4
a winter cicada (one who keeps quiet out of fear)
秋蟬cau1 sim4
harvest fly; autumn cicada
噤若寒蟬gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4
keep quiet out of fear or intimidation (lit., "as silent as a cicada in cold weather")
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