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  *龟* | 龟* | *龟
tortoise; turtle / (coll.) cuckold
HSK 7-9
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  *鳌* | 鳌* | *鳌
mythological sea turtle
softshell turtle
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  *鳖* | 鳖* | *鳖
softshell turtle
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  *玳* | 玳* | *玳
tortoise shell / turtle
head of a turtle / glans penis
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) / tortoiseshell / Taiwan pr. [dai4 mei4]
(idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field
softshell turtle / cuckold / (old) male owner of a brothel
softshell turtle
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鼂* | 鼂* | *鼂
sea turtle
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  *鼋* | 鼋* | *鼋
sea turtle
lit. like a turtle in a jar / to be trapped (idiom)
tortoise plastron / turtle shell
turtle dove or similar bird / oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
turtle-shaped plinth of a stele
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  *鵻* | 鵻* | *鵻
snipe / turtle-dove
rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
soft-shelled turtle / also termed 鱉|鳖
the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
(literary) (Chinese mythology) creature resembling a turtle with the head of a dragon, said to be capable of bearing great loads, often carved as plinths for steles in former times / (literary) strenuous; exerting great force
(dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
variant of 玳瑁 / hawksbill turtle
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc
turtle shell
turtle enthusiast
turtle dove or similar bird; (esp.) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)
turtle / Internet slang for 海歸|海归
loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
"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
turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs / a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Tw) / see 忍者神龜|忍者神龟
four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤, turtle 龜|龟, dragon 龍|龙 and Chinese unicorn 麒麟 / also 四象, the four division of the sky
nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
a turtle that pulls its head in / (fig.) coward / chicken
(bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
(bird species of China) European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
turtle dove or similar bird / oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
(bird species of China) red collared dove; red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / fig. to go after easy prey
like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom) / no clue where to start
debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black


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