閃〔闪〕 sim² {shǎn}

(verb) sneak out (of a place); leave

閃〔闪〕 sim² {shǎn}

1. to dodge
2. to duck out of the way
3. to beat it
4. shaken (by a fall)
5. to sprain
6. to pull a muscle
7. lightning
8. spark
9. a flash
10. to flash (across one's mind)
11. to leave behind

閃〔闪〕 sim² {Shǎn}

surname Shan

閃緞〔闪缎〕 sim² dyun⁶ {shǎn duàn}

a type of scintillating silk

閃燃〔闪-〕 sim² jin⁴ {shǎn rán}

a flashover

閃耀〔闪-〕 sim² jiu⁶ {shǎn yào}

(verb) (of star etc.) Twinkle

閃咭〔闪-〕 sim² kaat¹ {shǎn jī}

a flashcard

閃縮〔闪缩〕 sim² suk¹ {shǎn suō}

stealthy; furtive

閃避〔闪-〕 sim² bei⁶ {shǎn bì}

1. to dodge
2. to sidestep

閃存〔闪-〕 sim² cyun⁴ {shǎn cún}

(electronic) flash memory

閃點〔闪点〕 sim² dim² {shǎn diǎn}

flash point

閃電〔闪电〕 sim² din⁶ {shǎn diàn}

1. lightning
2. CL: 道

閃躲〔闪-〕 sim² do² {shǎn duǒ}

1. to dodge
2. to evade

閃動〔闪动〕 sim² dung⁶ {shǎn dòng}

to flicker or flash

閃輝〔闪辉〕 sim² fai¹ {shǎn huī}

scintillation

閃婚〔闪-〕 sim² fan¹ {shǎn hūn}

1. lightning wedding
2. to get married on the spur of the moment

閃擊〔闪击〕 sim² gik¹ {shǎn jī}

1. lightning attack
2. Blitzkrieg

閃過〔闪过〕 sim² gwo³ {shǎn guò}

1. to flash through (one's mind)
2. to dodge (away from pursuers)

閃光〔闪-〕 sim² gwong¹ {shǎn guāng}

flash

閃開〔闪开〕 sim² hoi¹ {shǎn kāi}

to get out of the way

閃人〔闪-〕 sim² jan⁴ {shǎn rén}

1. (coll.) to beat it
2. to take French leave

閃熠〔闪-〕 sim² jap¹ {shǎn yì}

1. to flare
2. to flash

閃現〔闪现〕 sim² jin⁶ {shǎn xiàn}

to flash

閃映〔闪-〕 sim² jing² {shǎn yìng}

1. twinkle
2. flare

閃耀〔闪-〕 sim² jiu⁶ {shǎn yào}

1. to glint
2. to glitter
3. to sparkle
4. to radiate

閃語〔闪语〕 sim² jyu⁵ {Shǎn yǔ}

Semitic language

閃卡〔闪-〕 sim² kaat¹ {shǎn kǎ}

flashcard

閃靈〔闪灵〕 sim² ling⁴ {Shǎn líng}

1. The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel)
2. ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band)

閃亮〔闪-〕 sim² loeng⁶ {shǎn liàng}

1. brilliant
2. shiny
3. a flare
4. to glisten
5. to twinkle

閃露〔闪-〕 sim² lou⁶ {shǎn lù}

to reveal momentarily

閃眼〔闪-〕 sim² ngaan⁵ {shǎn yǎn}

1. to dazzle (coll.)
2. open ice-hole

閃念〔闪-〕 sim² nim⁶ {shǎn niàn}

1. sudden idea
2. flash of thought

閃身〔闪-〕 sim² san¹ {shǎn shēn}

to dodge

閃失〔闪-〕 sim² sat¹ {shǎn shī}

1. mishap
2. accident
3. accidental loss

閃射〔闪-〕 sim² se⁶ {shǎn shè}

1. to radiate
2. to shine
3. glitter of light
4. a glint

閃石〔闪-〕 sim² sek⁶ {shǎn shí}

amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)

閃閃〔闪闪〕 sim² sim² {shǎn shǎn}

1. flickering
2. sparkling
3. glistening
4. glittering

閃爍〔闪烁〕 sim² soek³ {shǎn shuò}

1. flickering
2. twinkling
3. evasive
4. vague (of speech)

閃痛〔闪-〕 sim² tung³ {shǎn tòng}

1. stabbing pain
2. intermittent flash of pain

閃灼〔闪-〕 sim² zoek³ {shǎn zhuó}

flash

閃族〔闪-〕 sim² zuk⁶ {Shǎn zú}

the Semites

閃閃令〔闪闪-〕 sim² sim² ling⁶ {shǎn shǎn lìng}

glittering;shining; sparkling; dazzling

閃存盤〔闪-盘〕 sim² cyun⁴ pun² {shǎn cún pán}

1. USB flash drive
2. jump drive
3. thumb drive
4. memory stick

閃電戰〔闪电战〕 sim² din⁶ zin³ {shǎn diàn zhàn}

1. Blitzkrieg
2. lightning war

閃擊戰〔闪击战〕 sim² gik¹ zin³ {shǎn jī zhàn}

1. lightning war
2. Blitzkrieg

閃光燈〔闪-灯〕 sim² gwong¹ dang¹ {shǎn guāng dēng}

flash bulb (photography)

閃光點〔闪-点〕 sim² gwong¹ dim² {shǎn guāng diǎn}

1. lit. flash point
2. crucial point
3. essential point

閃光膠〔闪-胶〕 sim² gwong¹ gaau¹ {shǎn guāng jiāo}

glitter glue

閃米特〔闪--〕 sim² mai⁵ dak⁶ {Shǎn mǐ tè}

Semitic

閃爍體〔闪烁体〕 sim² soek³ tai² {shǎn shuò tǐ}

scintillator

閃電結婚〔闪电结-〕 sim² din⁶ git³ fan¹ {shǎn diàn jié hūn}

lightning marriage; flash marriage; a hasty marriage; a sudden marriage

閃閃發光〔闪闪发-〕 sim² sim² faat³ gwong¹ {shǎn shǎn fā guāng}

to sparkle; glittering

閃閃縮縮〔闪闪缩缩〕 sim² sim² suk¹ suk¹ {shǎn shǎn suō suō}

being secretive in doing thing(s); to avoid being seen

閃含語系〔闪-语-〕 sim² ham⁴ jyu⁵ hai⁶ {Shǎn Hán yǔ xì}

Hamito-Semitic family of languages (incl. Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew etc)

閃爍其詞〔闪烁-词〕 sim² soek³ kei⁴ ci⁴ {shǎn shuò qí cí}

to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

閃轉騰挪〔闪转腾-〕 sim² zyun² tang⁴ no⁴ {shǎn zhuǎn téng nuó}

to move nimbly about, dodging and weaving (martial arts)

閃電式結婚〔闪电-结-〕 sim² din⁶ sik¹ git³ fan¹ {shǎn diàn shì jié hūn}

1. lightning wedding
2. to get married on the spur of the moment
3. abbr. to 閃婚