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烏龜

简乌龟 · 繁烏龜

Mandarin · pinyin wū guī

tortoise
cuckold

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乌: wū · crow, rook, raven; black, dark
龟: guī · turtle or tortoise; cuckold

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1–1 · wu1 gui1

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wu1 gwai1

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noun

turtle; tortoise
(zoology) Mauremys reevesii
(Quanzhou and Singapore Hokkien, figurative) someone in last place
(derogatory) cuckold
(derogatory) incompetent, irresponsible person
(literary, Singapore, Penang, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) male owner of a brothel
(Taiwanese Hokkien) benefiter from the prostitution of his wife and daughters

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