龜 (gwai1 | gui1) : turtle; tortoise

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龜

gwai1

gui1

[1] [n] turtle; tortoise [2] Kangxi radical 213 [3] slang for the penis

Stroke count: 18

Level: 3

Radical: (#213)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

龜 / 龟

This word has been viewed 17059 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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烏龜殼 wu1 gwai1 hok3 wu1 gui1 ke2 = tortoise-shell

海龜 hoi2 gwai1 hai3 gui1 = sea turtle / tortoise

金錢龜 gam1 cin4 gwai1 = Asian three-banded box terrapin 粵

烏龜 wu1 gwai1 wu1 gui1 = tortoise, turtle ; a cuckolded husband

龜背 gwai1 bui3 gui1 bei4 = 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 gui1 gong1 = cuckold; pimp 粵

金龜仔 gam1 gwai1 zai2 jin1 gui1 zi3 = 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")
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 27 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 龜
Unicode code for this character: U+9f9c (off-site link)

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