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土鳖

tǔ biēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ground beetle / (coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hǎi guī], has never studied overseas / (dialect) country bumpkin
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-43b28dae4179b88c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

土鱉 土鳖 [tu3 bie1] /ground beetle/(coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1], has never studied overseas/(dialect) country bumpkin/

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Other forms in these source records: 土鱉

  • 土
    tǔ

    earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Tǔ

    surname Tu / Tu ethnic group

  • 鳖
    biē

    softshell turtle

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.