pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
龟
龜
gui1
tortoise; turtle
strokes
17
radical
strokes after radical
0
册府元龟
冊府元龜
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
督龟
督龜
du1 gui1
to doze off (Taiwanese)
粪金龟
糞金龜
fen4 jin1 gui1
dung beetle
粪金龟子
糞金龜子
fen4 jin1 gui1 zi3
dung beetle
杠龟
槓龜
gang4 gui1
to lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure; (Taiwanese, POJ pr. )
龟板
龜板
gui1 ban3
tortoise plastron; turtle shell
龟背竹
龜背竹
gui1 bei4 zhu2
split-leaf philodendron; Monstera deliciosa
龟船
龜船
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
龟儿子
龜兒子
gui1 er2 zi5
(coll.) bastard; son of a bitch
龟趺
龜趺
gui1 fu1
pedestal in the form of a tortoise
龟公
龜公
gui1 gong1
pimp
龟甲
龜甲
gui1 jia3
tortoiseshell
龟甲宝螺
龜甲寶螺
gui1 jia3 bao3 luo2
Mauritius cowry; Mauritia mauritiana
龟甲万
龜甲萬
gui1 jia3 wan4
Kikkoman, Japanese brand of soy sauce, food seasonings etc
龟壳
龜殼
gui1 ke2
tortoise shell
龟壳花
龜殼花
gui1 ke2 hua1
Formosan pit viper; Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
龟苓膏
龜苓膏
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
龟毛
龜毛
gui1 mao2
indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (Taiwan dialect)
龟山
龜山
gui1 shan1
Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan
龟山乡
龜山鄉
gui1 shan1 xiang1
Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan
龟孙子
龜孫子
gui1 sun1 zi5
(coll.) son of a bitch; bastard
龟缩
龜縮
gui1 suo1
to withdraw; to hole up
龟头
龜頭
gui1 tou2
head of a turtle; glans penis
龟尾市
龜尾市
gui1 wei3 shi4
Gumi city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
龟笑鳖无尾
龜笑鱉無尾
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
海龟
海龜
hai3 gui1
turtle; Internet slang for 海歸|海归
金龟
金龜
jin1 gui1
tortoise; scarab beetle
金龟车
金龜車
jin1 gui1 che1
Volkswagen Beetle (Tw)
金龟婿
金龜婿
jin1 gui1 xu4
wealthy son-in-law; wealthy husband
金龟子
金龜子
jin1 gui1 zi3
scarab (Scarabeus sacer); beetle
九尾龟
九尾龜
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
龟裂
龜裂
jun1 lie4
to crack; cracked; fissured; creviced; (of skin) chapped
老鼠拉龟,无从下手
老鼠拉龜,無從下手
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
六龟
六龜
liu4 gui1
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan
六龟乡
六龜鄉
liu4 gui1 xiang1
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan
嫩苗龟
嫩苗龜
nen4 miao2 gui1
Turtwig, Japanese comic character, turtle with seedling growing out of its head
龟兹
龜茲
qiu1 ci2
ancient Central Asian city state, flourished in first millennium AD, in modern Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
忍者龟
忍者龜
ren3 zhe3 gui1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Tw); see 忍者神龜|忍者神龟
忍者神龟
忍者神龜
ren3 zhe3 shen2 gui1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, US comic book series, first appeared in 1984, also films, video games etc
缩头乌龟
縮頭烏龜
suo1 tou2 wu1 gui1
person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem; ostrich
乌龟
烏龜
wu1 gui1
tortoise; cuckold
乌龟壳
烏龜殼
wu1 gui1 ke2
tortoise shell