粵

書syu1蟲cung4

simp书虫
syu1 cung4shū chóng

English

  1. bookworm
  2. pests that infest books, eg. silverfish; booklice, etc. ----
  3. bookworm; somebody who is obsessed with (reading) books

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 昆蟲名;即係衣魚;體形細小,身體呈銀白色,有三條尾。會蛀蝕衣物、書籍。
  2. 沉迷睇書嘅人嘅戲稱(量詞:條)

Examples

  • 汤姆是只书虫。

    Tom is a bookworm.

    Tatoeba · musclegirlxyp CC BY

  • 她就是所谓的书虫。

    She is a so-called bookworm.

    Tatoeba · McMeao CC BY

  • 我们叫她一个书虫。

    She is what we call a bookworm.

    Tatoeba · Sethlang CC BY

  • 我朋友是個實打實的書蟲。

    My friend is a real bookworm.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 我的表兄弟太过沉浸于学业,以致于他的朋友们唤他作书虫。

    My cousin is so steeped in schoolwork that his friends call him bookworm.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 我個仔係書蟲嚟㗎,最鍾意就係睇書嘞。

    My son is a bookworm, reading is his favorite activity.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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