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九尾龟

jiǔ wěi guīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
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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-888ff4b37ac60b31. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

九尾龜 九尾龟 [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/

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Other forms in these source records: 九尾龜

  • 九
    jiǔ

    nine / 9

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

  • 龟
    guī

    tortoise / turtle / (coll.) cuckold

    jūn

    See the full entry for source details.

    qiū

    used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiū cí]

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