See also: 乌龟

Chinese edit

 
a crow; black; not
a crow; black; not; empty; void
tortoise; turtle
trad. (烏龜)
simp. (乌龟)
 
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Pronunciation edit


Note:
  • o͘-ku - vernacular (“turtle; someone in last place”);
  • o͘-kui - literary (“sex-related senses and “incompetent person”;
  • turtle (Yongchun)”).

Noun edit

烏龜

  1. turtle; tortoise
  2. (zoology) Mauremys reevesii
  3. (Quanzhou and Singapore Hokkien, figurative) someone in last place
  4. (derogatory) cuckold
  5. (derogatory) incompetent, irresponsible person
  6. (literary, Singapore, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) male owner of a brothel
  7. (Taiwanese Hokkien) benefiter from the prostitution of his wife and daughters

Synonyms edit

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Lisu: ꓪꓴꓺ ꓗꓴꓲꓺ (wu̱ ku̱j)

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