粵

壁bik1虎fu2

bik1 fu2bì hǔ

English

  1. gecko; house lizard
  2. gecko; a small-medium-sized lizard, able to walk on surfaces like walls

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 中小型嘅蜥蜴,可以喺牆等各種表面行走,係要冬眠嘅季節性動物(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 啲人見到壁虎就驚,其實壁虎不知幾好,會食晒啲蚊蟲。

    Some people are terrified when they see a gecko. Actually geckos are pretty nice, as they feed on mosquitoes and insects.

  • 去地铁的路上差点踩到一只壁虎。

    Almost stepped on a gecko while going to the metro.

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

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