粵

螢jing4火fo2蟲cung4

simp萤火虫
jing4 fo2 cung4yíng huǒ chóng

English

  1. firefly
  2. glowworm
  3. lightning bug
  4. firefly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種昆蟲,特徵係條尾識發光,佢哋會喺夏天嗰陣用發光嚟吸引異性,交配生完蛋之後就會死(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 是隻螢火蟲。

    It's a firefly.

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  • 夏天睇螢火蟲好浪漫。

    Watching fireflies in summer is romantic.

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

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