龟毛 龜毛
龟毛 龜毛 guī máo ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ gwai1 mou4
- (Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
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龟 龜
- 乌龟 烏龜 wū guī ㄨ ㄍㄨㄟ wu1 gwai1 tortoise
- 杠龟 槓龜 gàng guī ㄍㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄟ (Tw) to lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃龜, Tai-lo pr. [kòng-ku])
- 海龟 海龜 hǎi guī ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄟ hoi2 gwai1 turtle
- 督龟 督龜 dū guī ㄉㄨ ㄍㄨㄟ duk1 gwai1 (Tw) to doze off (from Taiwanese 盹龜, Tai-lo pr. [tuh-ku])
- 蠵龟 蠵龜 xī guī ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄟ kwai4 gwai1 loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Show 15 more words with 龟 龜
- 金龟 金龜 jīn guī ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄟ gam1 gwai1 tortoise
- 陆龟 陸龜 lù guī ㄌㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟ luk6 gwai1 tortoise
- 隐龟 隱龜 yǐn guī ㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄟ jan2 gwai1 Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)
- 鳄龟 鱷龜 è guī ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ngok6 gwai1 snapping turtle
- 龟公 龜公 guī gōng ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ gwai1 gung1 pimp
- 龟友 龜友 guī yǒu ㄍㄨㄟ ㄧㄡˇ gwai1 jau5 turtle enthusiast
- 龟板 龜板 guī bǎn ㄍㄨㄟ ㄅㄢˇ gwai1 baan2 tortoise plastron
- 龟壳 龜殼 guī ké ㄍㄨㄟ ㄎㄜˊ gwai1 hok3 tortoise shell
- 龟甲 龜甲 guī jiǎ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄚˇ gwai1 gaap3 tortoise shell
- 龟男 龜男 guī nán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄢˊ gwai1 naam4 (slang) man who grovels to a woman; man who accepts a subordinate or exploitative role in hopes of her approval
- 龟缩 龜縮 guī suō ㄍㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛ gwai1 suk1 to withdraw
- 龟船 龜船 guī chuán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄔㄨㄢˊ gwai1 syun4 "turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭乱
- 龟兹 龜茲 Qiū cí ㄑㄧㄡ ㄘˊ gwai1 zi1 Kucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert (Han-Tang period), in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang
- 龟裂 龜裂 jūn liè ㄐㄩㄣ ㄌㄧㄝˋ gwan1 lit6 to crack
- 龟趺 龜趺 guī fū ㄍㄨㄟ ㄈㄨ gwai1 fu1 turtle-shaped plinth of a stele
毛
- 毛巾 máo jīn ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ mou4 gan1 towel
- 毛毯 máo tǎn ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄢˇ mou4 taan2 blanket
- 毛病 máo bìng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ mou4 beng6 fault
- 毛笔 毛筆 máo bǐ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧˇ mou4 bat1 writing brush
- 毛衣 máo yī ㄇㄠˊ ㄧ mou4 ji1 (wool) sweater
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- 眉毛 méi mao ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ mei4 mou4 eyebrow
- 出毛病 chū máo bìng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ceot1 mou4 beng6 a problem appears
- 羽毛球 yǔ máo qiú ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jyu5 mou4 kau4 badminton
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 不毛 bù máo ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ bat1 mou4 barren
- 五毛 wǔ máo ㄨˇ ㄇㄠˊ ng5 mou4 fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
- 刚毛 剛毛 gāng máo ㄍㄤ ㄇㄠˊ gong1 mou4 bristle
- 寒毛 hán máo ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ hon4 mou4 fine hair on the human body
- 屌毛 diǎo máo ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄠˊ (vulgar) male pubic hair
- 耻毛 恥毛 chǐ máo ㄔˇ ㄇㄠˊ ci2 mou4 pubic hair
- 惹毛 rě máo ㄖㄜˇ ㄇㄠˊ je5 mou4 (coll.) to irritate
- 拔毛 bá máo ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ bat6 mou4 to pull out hair
- 换毛 換毛 huàn máo ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄠˊ wun6 mou4 to molt (of birds)
- 搞毛 gǎo máo ㄍㄠˇ ㄇㄠˊ gaau2 mou4 (dialect) what are you doing?
- 棉毛 mián máo ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ min4 mou4 knitted cotton
Idioms with these characters
- 爱惜羽毛 愛惜羽毛 ài xī yǔ máo ㄞˋ ㄒㄧ ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ oi3 sik1 jyu5 mou4 (idiom) to cherish one's reputation
- 不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 mou4 zi1 dei6 (idiom) barren land; desert
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
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- 多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄠˊ do1 jyu4 ngau4 mou4 lit. as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
- 鹅毛大雪 鵝毛大雪 é máo dà xuě ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ngo4 mou4 daai6 syut3 goose feather snow (idiom)
- 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fung6 mou4 leon4 gok3 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
- 鸿毛泰岱 鴻毛泰岱 hóng máo tài dài ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ hung4 mou4 taai3 doi6 light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
- 鸿毛泰山 鴻毛泰山 hóng máo Tài Shān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ hung4 mou4 taai3 saan1 lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
- 火烧眉毛 火燒眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ fo2 siu1 mei4 mou4 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ gai1 mou4 syun3 pei4 lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)