粵

閃sim2耀jiu6

simp闪耀
sim2 jiu6shǎn yào

English

  1. to glint
  2. (verb) (of star etc.) Twinkle
  3. to glitter
  4. to sparkle
  5. to radiate
  6. to glitter; to shine

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 短暫地發強光

Examples

  • 在又黑又髒的大廈裏,它們就像星星一樣地閃耀著。

    They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building.

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  • 喺台上表演嘅佢就好似星星噉不停閃耀。

    He likes a shining star when he is performing on the stage.

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

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