龜U+9F9C17 STROKES
Entry·pron. guī
ㄍㄨㄟ
“tortoise or turtle; (slang) cuckold; skin cracking from cold or dryness; used in place names”
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- 烏龜ㄨ ㄍㄨㄟtortoise; a slow-moving reptile with a hard shell; a cuckold; a derogatory term for a man whose wife is unfaithful; a cowardly or incompetent person; a brothel owner or male servant
- 龜山ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄢGuishan, a district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan; also the name of several mountains in mainland China.
- 海龜ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟsea turtle; a large marine reptile with flippers and a hard shell; found in tropical oceans; eats fish, shrimp, and seaweed
- 六龜ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄟLiugui; district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, situated in a hilly basin at the foot of the Central Mountain Range; known for Oolong tea cultivation and scenic areas such as Hongxiaoxi Butterfly Valley
- 龜裂ㄐㄩㄣ ㄌㄧㄝˋto crack; to develop fissures; cracked skin; chapped
- 金龜ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄟgolden turtle; gold turtle-shaped ornament on official seals; Tang dynasty gold turtle badge worn by high-ranking officials
- 綠蠵龜ㄌㄩˋ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄟgreen sea turtle; large marine turtle with a wide shell, found in tropical waters
- 龜山島ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄠˇTurtle Island; volcanic island off Toucheng, Yilan County, Taiwan, named for its turtle-like shape
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