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🗣 sieen 🗣 (u: sieen ⬆︎ ) 蟬 [wt][mo][[MK]] siân [#]

1. (N) cicada || 昆蟲名。四翅薄而透明，雄蟬的腹胸交界處有發音器，能連續不斷發出聲音，雌蟬無鳴叫能力。幼蟲生長在土裡，吸食植物根部汁液，成熟後爬上樹幹羽化。

🗣le: (u: chiw'sieen) 🗣 (秋蟬) (秋蟬)
近義：

🗣 sieen 🗣 (u: sieen ⬆︎ ) 禪 [wt][mo][[MK]] siân [#]

1. (N) one of methods of Buddhist religious practice. originally means meditation (zexngsw 靜思). now usually refers to things wise and profound || 佛教的修行方法之一，本意為「靜思」，今常泛指有智慧、有深意的事物。

🗣le: (u: ze'sieen) 🗣 (坐禪) (坐禪)

🗣 sieen 🗣 (u: sieen ⬆︎ ) 涎 [wt][mo][[MK]] siân [#]

🗣 sien'ar 🗣 (u: sieen'ar ⬆︎ ) 蟬仔 [wt][mo][[MK]] siân-á [#]

1. (N) || 蟬。昆蟲，雄的腹部有發音器能連續不斷發出聲音，雌的不發聲。幼蟲生長在土裡，長大吃食樹汁。
近義：

🗣 siensw 🗣 (u: sieen'sw siaam'sw ⬆︎ ) 禪師 [wt][mo][[MK]] siân-su [#]

1. () (CE) honorific title for a Buddhist monk || 禪師

🗣 thorliensieen 🗣 (u: thox'lieen'sieen ⬆︎ ) 吐憐涎 [wt][mo][[MK]] thòo-liân-siân [#]

1. (V) || 胡說八道、信口開河。指人沒有根據，亂說話。

🗣le: (u: Bøo zexng'kix m'thafng ti hiaf thox'lieen'sieen.) 🗣 (無證據毋通佇遐吐憐涎。) (沒有證據不要在那裡胡說八道。)
近義：

🗣 zexsieen 🗣 (u: ze'sieen ze'siaam ⬆︎ ) 坐禪 [wt][mo][[MK]] tsē-siân [#]

1. (N) || 學佛的人盤腿閉目靜坐的修行方法。
近義：

zexngzø, 靜坐

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Taiwanese Dictionaries — Sources

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