「縮頭烏龜」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: suk1 tau4 wu1 gwai1
Individual
Character Meaning:
縮 shrink; to contract; to shrink; to draw back; to withdraw; to recoil
頭 head; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side; front; beginning; chief; boss; electric plug; connector; tip; border; start; first; number one
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)
(Cant.) 男naam4人jan4老lou5狗gau2,成seng4隻zek3縮suk1頭tau4烏wu1龜gwai1噉gam2,你nei5識sik1唔m4識sik1個go3醜cau2字zi6點dim2寫se2呀aa3?
(Eng.) You supposed to be a man, but you act like a turtle hiding in his shell. Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
See also: 縮頭龜 冇膽匪類 懦夫 冇膽
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