龟

guī

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龟 — guī

  1. tortoise; turtle

    那只龟很老,动作很慢。 nà zhǐ guī hěn lǎo dòngzuò hěnmàn — That turtle is very old and moves slowly.

  2. (colloquial, offensive) cuckold

    他总被人骂作龟,大家都很讨厌这种说法。 tā zǒng bèi rén mà zuò guī dàjiā dōu hěn tǎoyàn zhèzhǒng shuōfǎ — He keeps being called a 'cuckold'; people dislike that kind of remark.

龟 — jūn

  1. variant of 皸|皲 (chapped; cracked skin)

    冬天他的双手龟裂得很厉害。 dōngtiān tā de shuāngshǒu jūnliè dé hěn lìhài — In winter his hands crack badly.

龟 — qiū

  1. element used in the place-name 龜茲|龟兹 (Qiuci/Kucha), an ancient kingdom in the Tarim Basin

    龟兹(今库车)是古代西域的一个重要文化中心。 qiūcí jīn kùchē shì gǔdài xīyù de yígè zhòngyào wénhuà zhōngxīn — Qiuci (modern Kucha) was an important cultural center in the ancient Western Regions.