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乌龟壳

wū guī kédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tortoise shell
Sources & editorial notes

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-f979762f499a3616. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

烏龜殼 乌龟壳 [wu1 gui1 ke2] /tortoise shell/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 烏龜殼

  • 乌
    wū

    crow / black

    wù

    used in 烏拉|乌拉[wù la] / used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wù la cǎo]

    Wū

    abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wū]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wū kè lán], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn] etc / surname Wu

  • 龟
    guī

    tortoise / turtle / (coll.) cuckold

    jūn

    See the full entry for source details.

    qiū

    used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiū cí]

  • 壳
    qiào

    (bound form) shell / Taiwan pr. [ké]

    ké

    (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) / case / casing / housing (of a machine or device)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.