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| 龜 | |
gwai1
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[1] [n] turtle; tortoise [2] Kangxi radical 213 Stroke count: 16
Level: 3
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| 龜 / 龟 | |
| This character was last edited on 3rd Jun 2008 | |
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烏龜殼
wu1 gwai1 hok3 = tortoise-shell
海龜
hoi2 gwai1 = sea turtle
金錢龜
gam1 cin4 gwai1 = Asian three-banded box terrapin粵
龜苓膏
gwai1 ling4 gou1 = guiling jelly; herbal tortoise jelly
烏龜
wu1 gwai1 = tortoise (also a term of abuse); a cuckolded husband
龜背
gwai1 bui3 = curvature of the spinal column (lit, "tortoise-back")
龜婆
gwai1 po4*2/bo4*2 = a woman in charge of prostitutes or brothel
龜公
gwai1 gung1 = cuckold
金龜仔
gam1 gwai1 zai2 = ladybird, ladybug (lit., "little golden turtle")
盒龜
hap6*2 gwai1 = box turtleSee all 19 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 龜
Unicode code for this character: U+9f9c (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 龜
Unicode code for this character: U+9f9c (off-site link)
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