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龜
简 龟 · 繁 龜Characters in this entry
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1 · gui1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 7 senses · 4 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gau1 · gwai1 · gwan1 · kau1
Cantonese word readings for 龜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- turtle; tortoise (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
- (neologism, slang, derogatory) cowardly and spineless; meekly submissive
- (figurative) cuckold
- (Cantonese, humorous) signature (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) police
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 龜茲／龟兹 (Qiūcí)
character · Etymology 3
- (of skin) to crack; to become chapped
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