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北宋四大部書 北宋四大部书 [Bei3 Song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1] /Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华/ 6583 1
冊府元龜 册府元龟 [Ce4 fu3 yuan2 gui1] /Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls/ 6617 1
[[ci2]] /used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1ci2]/ 699 2
督龜 督龟 [[du1gui1]] /(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])/ 572 2
度姑 度姑 [[du4gu1]] /(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])/ 572 2
肚孤 肚孤 [[du4gu1]] /(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])/ 572 2
度估 度估 [[du4gu1]] /(Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])/ 572 2
鱷龜 鳄龟 [[e4gui1]] /snapping turtle/ 171 2
糞金龜 粪金龟 [fen4 jin1 gui1] /dung beetle/ 6745 1
糞金龜子 粪金龟子 [fen4 jin1 gui1 zi3] /dung beetle/ 6745 1
槓龜 杠龟 [[gang4gui1]] /(Tw) to lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃龜, Tai-lo pr. [kòng-ku])/ 572 2
[[gui1]] /tortoise; turtle/(coll.) cuckold/ 849 2
[gui1] /old variant of 龜|龟[gui1]/ 4976 1
龜板 龟板 [gui1 ban3] /tortoise plastron/turtle shell/ 4835 1
龜背竹 龟背竹 [gui1 bei4 zhu2] /split-leaf philodendron/Monstera deliciosa/ 5378 1
龜船 龟船 [gui1 chuan2] /"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4]/ 6340 1
龜兒子 龟儿子 [gui1 er2 zi5] /(coll.) bastard/son of a bitch/ 4751 1
龜公 龟公 [gui1 gong1] /pimp/ 5348 1
龜甲 龟甲 [gui1 jia3] /tortoise shell/ 1239 1
龜甲寶螺 龟甲宝螺 [gui1 jia3 bao3 luo2] /Mauritius cowry/Mauritia mauritiana/ 5378 1
龜殼 龟壳 [gui1 ke2] /tortoise shell/ 6687 1
龜苓膏 龟苓膏 [gui1 ling2 gao1] /turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs/a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert/ 3681 1
龜速 龟速 [gui1 su4] /as slow as a tortoise/ 996 1
龜孫子 龟孙子 [gui1 sun1 zi5] /(coll.) son of a bitch/bastard/ 4268 1
龜縮 龟缩 [gui1 suo1] /to withdraw/to hole up/ 5378 1
龜頭 龟头 [gui1 tou2] /head of a turtle/glans penis/ 6217 1
龜笑鱉無尾 龟笑鳖无尾 [gui1 xiao4 bie1 wu2 wei3] /lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)/fig. the pot calling the kettle black/ 4025 1
龜友 龟友 [gui1 you3] /turtle enthusiast/ 3054 1
龜趺 龟趺 [[gui1fu1]] /turtle-shaped plinth of a stele/ 676 2
龜甲萬 龟甲万 [[Gui1jia3wan4]] /Kikkoman, Japanese soy sauce and seasoning brand/ 185 2
龜殼花 龟壳花 [[gui1ke2hua1]] /Formosan pit viper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus)/ 391 2
龜毛 龟毛 [[gui1mao2]] /(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])/ 572 2
龜男 龟男 [[gui1nan2]] /(slang) man who grovels to a woman; man who accepts a subordinate or exploitative role in hopes of her approval/ 362 2
龜尾市 龟尾市 [[Gui1wei3 Shi4]] /Gumi, city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea/ 185 2
海歸 海归 [hai3 gui1] /sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1])/to return to China after a period of study or work overseas/ 3141 1
海龜 海龟 [hai3 gui1] /turtle/Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1]/ 3780 1
金龜 金龟 [jin1 gui1] /tortoise/scarab beetle/ 5545 1
金龜車 金龟车 [Jin1 gui1 che1] /(Tw) Volkswagen Beetle/ 997 1
金龜婿 金龟婿 [jin1 gui1 xu4] /wealthy son-in-law/wealthy husband/ 4414 1
金龜子 金龟子 [jin1 gui1 zi3] /scarab/ 2221 1
九尾龜 九尾龟 [jiu3 wei3 gui1] /nine-tailed turtle of mythology/The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆/ 6653 1
[jun1] /variant of 皸|皲[jun1]/ 1139 1
龜裂 龟裂 [jun1 lie4] /to crack/cracked/fissured/creviced/(of skin) chapped/ 5378 1
老鼠拉龜,無從下手 老鼠拉龟,无从下手 [lao3 shu3 la1 gui1 , wu2 cong2 xia4 shou3] /like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)/no clue where to start/ 4221 1
陸龜 陆龟 [[lu4gui1]] /tortoise/ 894 2
[qiu1] /used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]/ 1139 1
龜茲 龟兹 [[Qiu1ci2]] /Kucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert (Han-Tang period), in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang/ 185 2
忍者龜 忍者龟 [Ren3 zhe3 Gui1] /Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Tw)/see 忍者神龜|忍者神龟[Ren3 zhe3 Shen2 gui1]/ 4979 1
忍者神龜 忍者神龟 [Ren3 zhe3 Shen2 gui1] /Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc/ 4979 1
四靈 四灵 [si4 ling2] /four divinities/four divine emperors/four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]/also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky/ 2943 1
宋四大書 宋四大书 [Song4 si4 da4 shu1] /Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华/ 6583 1
縮頭烏龜 缩头乌龟 [suo1 tou2 wu1 gui1] /a turtle that pulls its head in/(fig.) coward/chicken/ 2367 1
烏龜 乌龟 [wu1 gui1] /tortoise/cuckold/ 6837 1
烏龜殼 乌龟壳 [wu1 gui1 ke2] /tortoise shell/ 7066 1
[[xi1]] /used in 蠵龜|蠵龟[xi1gui1]/ 667 2
蠵龜 蠵龟 [[xi1gui1]] /loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)/ 667 2
隱龜 隐龟 [yin3 gui1] /Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)/ 3036 1
張春帆 张春帆 [Zhang1 Chun1 fan1] /Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟/ 6653 1

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