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流lau4星sing1

lau4 sing1liú xīng

English

  1. meteor; shooting star
  2. meteor hammer (abbr. for 流星錘|流星锤[liu2 xing1 chui2])
  3. meteor; shooting star

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 跌入大氣層燃燒發光嘅微細天體;通常指夜晚天空上短暫出現嘅一條光,好似一粒飛過嘅星星咁

Examples

  • 我刚看到一颗流星。

    I just saw a shooting star.

    Tatoeba · carloszo CC BY

  • 明天要看流星雨啊!

    Tomorrow we are going to see the meteor shower!

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 不要把流星和小行星搞混了。

    Don't mix up comets and asteroids.

    Tatoeba · wangzi0921 CC BY

  • 在我們頭頂飛舞著的沙粒,在我們手中揮動著的刀劍……它們不是甚麼,只不過是在夜空中擦過的一朵朵流星。

    The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 流星雨

    meteor shower

  • 聽講望住流星許願會成真。

    I heard that if one looks at a shooting star while making a wish, that wish will come true.

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

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