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縮頭烏龜 (suk1 tau4 wu1 gwai1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

縮頭烏龜 (suk1 tau4 wu1 gwai1, suō tóu wū guī) — a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 縮入 (suk1 jap6) — Retracted
• 縮埋一二角 (suk1 maai4 jat1 ji6 gok3) — hide in the corner
• 縮埋一嚿 (suk1 maai4 jat1 gau6) — curl up (spoken)
• 縮埋一字角 (suk1 maai4 jat1 zi6 gok3) — hide in the corner
• 縮數 (suk1 sou3) — stingy and scheming selfishly; petty shrewdness; bean counter
• 縮沙 (suk1 saa1) — (slang) to get cold feet; to renege; (of something) to chicken out; to give up

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