蜃 [－]

Jyutping san6
Pinyin shèn

Definitions (Unihan)
  1. marine monster which can change its shape
  2. water spouts
  3. clams
  4. Cangjie Input
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蜃 [－]

Jyutping san5
Pinyin shèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. giant clam
  2. (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, historical
    ritual vessel painted with images of clam
  2. character
    the shen, a shapeshifting aquatic monster originally imagined as a clam and later as a type of dragon
    • 門前蛟蜃氣，蓑上蕙蘭馨。
      门前蛟蜃气，蓑上蕙兰馨。
      mén qián jiāo shèn qì ， suō shàng huì lán xīn ．
      Before the door, the drakes blow mist; on the coir, the orchids emit fragrance.
  3. character
    a type of large shellfish; a type of large bivalve; clam
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    海市蜃楼喺沙漠最常见。
    海市蜃樓喺沙漠最常見。
    hoi2 si5 san5 lau4 hai2 saa1 mok6 zeoi3 soeng4 gin3.
    • Mirage is commonly seen in deserts.
  2. Cantonese
    沙漠嘅海市蜃楼系由好多次嘅折射，到天空嘅时候发生全内反射，再折射返落地面。
    沙漠嘅海市蜃樓係由好多次嘅折射，到天空嘅時候發生全內反射，再折射返落地面。
    saa1 mok6 ge3 hoi2 si5 san4 lau4 hai6 jau4 hou2 do1 ci3 ge3 zit3 se6, dou3 tin1 hung1 ge3 si4 hau6 faat3 sang1 cyun4 noi6 faan2 se6, zoi3 zit3 se6 faan1 lok6 dei6 min2.
    • Mirage in desert occurs because of multiple times of refraction and total-reflection formed in the atmosphere.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    门前蛟蜃气，蓑上蕙兰馨。
    門前蛟蜃氣，蓑上蕙蘭馨。
    mén qián jiāo shèn qì ， suō shàng huì lán xīn ．
    • Before the door, the drakes blow mist; on the coir, the orchids emit fragrance.