沙蟬
simp沙蝉saa1 sim4shā chán
English
- cicada
- cicada
粵語 — Cantonese
- 蟬
Examples
沙蟬叫,荔枝熟。
Lychee matures once cicadas begin to sing. (note: In Cantonese culture, there is a custom that one is supposed to eat lychee in summer, the season when lychee ripens.)
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk