龟甲 龜甲
龟甲 龜甲 guī jiǎ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄚˇ gwai1 gaap3
- tortoise shell
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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)
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- 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
- 龟毛 龜毛 guī máo ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ gwai1 mou4 (Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo])
- 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
甲
- 指甲 zhǐ jia ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ zi2 gaap3 fingernail
- 一甲 yī jiǎ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jat1 gaap3 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 状元, 榜眼, and 探花, respectively)
- 三甲 sān jiǎ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˇ saam1 gaap3 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
- 二甲 èr jiǎ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ji6 gaap3 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
- 保甲 bǎo jiǎ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bou2 gaap3 historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲 and jia are grouped in bao 保
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- 六甲 Liù jiǎ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ luk6 gaap3 (place name)
- 卜甲 bǔ jiǎ ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ buk1 gaap3 oracle tortoise shell
- 意甲 Yì Jiǎ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ji3 gaap3 Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system
- 戎甲 róng jiǎ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jung4 gaap3 weapons and armor
- 披甲 pī jiǎ ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ pei1 gaap3 to don armor
- 某甲 mǒu jiǎ ㄇㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ mau5 gaap3 somebody
- 机甲 機甲 jī jiǎ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ gei1 gaap3 mecha (human-operated robots in Japanese manga)
- 甲乙 jiǎ yǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧˇ gaap3 jyut3 first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- 甲亢 jiǎ kàng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄤˋ gaap3 gong1 hyperthyroidism
- 甲冑 jiǎ zhòu ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡˋ variant of 甲胄
- 甲午 jiǎ wǔ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇ gaap3 ng5 thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
- 甲型 jiǎ xíng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gaap3 jing4 type A
- 甲基 jiǎ jī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧ gaap3 gei1 methyl group (chemistry)
- 甲子 jiǎ zǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ gaap3 zi2 first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支)
- 甲寅 jiǎ yín ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄣˊ gaap3 jan4 51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
Idioms with these characters
- 案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ on3 bing1 cuk1 gaap3 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ on3 gaap3 jau1 bing1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 丢盔弃甲 丟盔棄甲 diū kuī qì jiǎ ㄉㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ diu1 kwai1 hei3 gaap3 (idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat
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- 富甲一方 fù jiǎ yī fāng ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ fu3 gaap3 jat1 fong1 (idiom) to be the richest person (or family) in a region; to possess great wealth in one's locality
- 花甲之年 huā jiǎ zhī nián ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ faa1 gaap3 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old
- 身怀六甲 身懷六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 to be pregnant (idiom)
- 枕戈寝甲 枕戈寢甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ ㄓㄣˇ ㄍㄜ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ zam3 gwo1 cam2 gaap3 lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)