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無殼蝸牛

简无壳蜗牛 · 繁無殼蝸牛

Mandarin · pinyin wú ké wō niú

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牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
壳: ké · casing, shell, husk
蜗: wō · a snail, Eulota callizoma

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2–2–1–2 · wu2 ke2 wo1 niu2

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mou4 hok3 wo1 ngau4

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(Taiwan, Hong Kong, figuratively) people who cannot afford to buy their own home (Classifier: 隻／只 m)