「龜」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gwai1
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
turtle; tortoise (measure word: 隻)
(Cant.) 陸luk6龜gwai1
(Eng.) tortoise
(Cant.) 海hoi2龜gwai1
(Eng.) turtle
(Cant.) 龜gwai1殼hok3
(Eng.) turtle shell; carapace
Synonym: Synonym: 烏龜
See also: 烏龜
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「龜」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: gwai1
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Recent Jargon
Explanation:
  • sometimes means one being late
    (Cant.) 你nei5終zung1於jyu1龜gwai1到dou3過gwo3嚟lai4嗱laa4?個go3partypaa1 ti4已ji5經ging1開hoi1始ci2咗zo2成seng4個go3鐘zung1。
    (Eng.) You've finally made it here, turtle? The party has already been going on for an hour.

  • being cowardly, to hide in a shelter or at the back, refuse to come out or advance due to fear of something
    (Cant.) 個go3個go3龜gwai1晒saai3响hoeng2後hau6便bin6,邊bin1個go3頂ding2線sin3呀aa3,噉gam2打daa2法faat3想soeng2唔m4輸syu1就zau6難naan4。
    (Eng.) Everyone is hiding in the back; no one dares to hold the frontier. If we keep playing like this, we will surely lose.

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「龜」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: gwai1
Part of Speech: morpheme
Labels: Recent Jargon
Explanation:
slow, with derogatory sense
(Cant.) 龜速
(Eng.) slow as a turtle
(Cant.) 龜gwai1鐵tit3真zan1係hai6好hou2慢maan6,仲zung6要jiu3成sing4日jat6壞waai6車ce1。
(Eng.) Turtle-rail is slow, and frequently breaks down too.
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「龜」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: gwai1
Part of Speech: noun
Labels: Slang
Explanation:
(derogatory) cops
(Cant.) 俾龜逗bei2 gwai1 dau6
(Eng.) to be questioned by cop
See also: 捕快
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