烏龜
See also: 乌龟
Chinese
a crow; black; not; empty; void |
tortoise; turtle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烏龜) | 烏 | 龜 | |
| simp. (乌龟) | 乌 | 龟 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wu1 gwai1
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'u1 gui1
- Jin (Wiktionary): vu1 gui1
- Min Nan (POJ): o͘-ku / o͘-kui
- Wu (Wiktionary): u jy (T1)
- Xiang (Wiktionary): u1 guei1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄍㄨㄟ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uguei
- IPA (key): /u⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: wu1 gwai1
- Yale: wū gwāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu1 gwai1
- Guangdong Romanization: wu1 guei1
- IPA (key): /wuː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Gan
- Jin
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-ku / o͘-kui
- Tâi-lô: oo-ku / oo-kui
- Phofsit Daibuun: o'kw, o'kuy
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/, /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ ku³³/, /ɔ³³ kui³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/, /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/, /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/, /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Note:
- o͘-ku - vernacular (“turtle; someone in last place”);
- o͘-kui - literary (sex-related senses and “incompetent person”).
Noun
烏龜
- turtle; tortoise
- (Quanzhou Min Nan, figuratively) someone in last place
- (derogatory) cuckold
- (derogatory) incompetent, irresponsible person
- male owner of a brothel
- (Taiwanese Min Nan) benefiter from the prostitution of his wife and daughters
Derived terms
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