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龜縮
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tortoise; turtle
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
trad.
(
龜縮
)
龜
縮
simp.
(
龟缩
)
龟
缩
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
guīsuō
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄍㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
gwai
1
suk
1
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
kui-siok
/
sui-sok
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
guīsuō
Zhuyin
:
ㄍㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
gueisuo
Wade–Giles
:
kuei
1
-so
1
Yale
:
gwēi-swō
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
gueisuo
Palladius
:
гуйсо
(gujso)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
Jyutping
:
gwai
1
suk
1
Yale
:
gw
ā
i s
ū
k
Cantonese Pinyin
:
gwai
1
suk
7
Guangdong Romanization
:
guei
1
sug
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kʷɐi̯
⁵⁵
sʊk̚⁵/
Homophones
:
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歸宿
/
归宿
龜縮
/
龟缩
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Xiamen
,
Quanzhou
,
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
kui-siok
Tâi-lô
:
kui-siok
Phofsit Daibuun
:
kuisiog
IPA
(
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
:
/kui⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚³²/
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/kui³³ siɔk̚⁵/
(
Hokkien
:
Xiamen
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
sui-sok
Tâi-lô
:
sui-sok
Phofsit Daibuun
:
suisog
IPA
(
Xiamen
)
:
/sui⁴⁴⁻²² sɔk̚³²/
Verb
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龜縮
to
huddle
up like a
turtle
drawing in its
head
and
legs
; to
withdraw
into
passive
defense
; to
hole up