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[1] [n] turtle; tortoise [2] Kangxi radical 213 [3] slang for the penis Stroke count: 18
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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龜 / 龟 | ||
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烏龜殼 wu1 gwai1 hok3 = tortoise-shell 海龜 hoi2 gwai1 = sea turtle / tortoise 金錢龜 gam1 cin4 gwai1 = Asian three-banded box terrapin 粵 烏龜 wu1 gwai1 = tortoise, turtle ; a cuckolded husband 龜背 gwai1 bui3 = curvature of the spinal column (lit, "tortoise-back") 龜婆 gwai1 po4*2 = a woman in charge of prostitutes or brothel 龜公 gwai1 gung1 = cuckold; pimp 粵 金龜仔 gam1 gwai1 zai2 = ladybird, ladybug (lit., "little golden turtle") 盒龜 hap6*2 gwai1 = box turtle 龜蛋 gwai1 daan6*2 = a bastard, a fool, an idiot (lit., "turtle egg") 中國金錢龜 zung1 gwok3 gam1 cin4 gwai1 = gold-headed terrapin 粵 縮頭龜 suk1 tau4 gwai1 = a coward; a person who is too timid to take a challenge 粵 龜速 gwai1 cuk1 = the slowest speed (lit., "turtle speed") 粵 陸龜 luk6 gwai1 = land turtle / tortoise 金龜車 gam1 gwai1 ce1 = Beetle (the car) 國 畫龜 waak6 gwai1 = [slang] sign one's name 𢱕金龜 dap6 gam1 gwai1 = ask one’s wife for money 粵 龜竇 gwai1 dau3 = 1. a turtle den 2. a police station 粵 龜甲 gwai1 gaap3 = turtle shell; tortoise shell 龜苓膏 gwai1 ling4 gou1 = guiling jelly; herbal tortoise jelly 龜背石 gwai1 bui3 sek6 = septarium 六龜鄉 luk6 gwai1 hoeng1 = Liukuei (village in Taiwan) 龜裂 gwan1 lit6 = to be full of cracks; chapped 釣個金龜婿 diu3 go3 gam1 gwai1 sai3 = to "fish" a golden turtle son-in-law 粵 |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |