粵

蟋sik1蟀seot1

sik1 seot1xī shuài

English

  1. cricket (insect)
  2. cricket (insect)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 昆蟲嘅一種;食草,通常係黑或者深啡色;啲公嘅喺夜晚會摩擦對翼,發出聲響嚟吸引啲乸,而且啲公嘅好好鬥,所以有啲人鍾意以鬥蟋蟀做娛樂。除咗咁,仲會有人炒或者炸蟋蟀嚟食。(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 那不是蟋蟀。是蚂蚱!

    That's not a cricket, that's a grasshopper.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我的房间里为什么有蟋蟀?

    Why are there crickets in my room?

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 為什麼我的房間裡有蟋蟀?

    Why are there crickets in my room?

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 蟋蟀的叫声与蛙鸣催我入眠。

    The sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking lulls me to sleep.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 籠子裡的蟋蟀吃得跟野生的蟋蟀一樣多。

    A caged cricket eats just as much as a free cricket.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 阿松玩緊鬥蟋蟀。

    A-chung is playing cricket fighting.

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

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