「縮頭烏龜」
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Pronunciation: | suk1 tau4 wu1 gwai1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
縮 shrink; to contract; to shrink; to draw back; to withdraw; to recoil 頭 head; chief; boss; electric plug; first; number one; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side; front; beginning 烏 black; dark; to bow; to stoop 龜 turtle; tortoise |
Part of Speech: | noun |
Explanation: |
a coward; literally 'turtle who pulls its head into its shell' (measure word: 隻)
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See also: | 縮頭龜 懦夫 冇膽 |
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