龟缩 龜縮
龟缩 龜縮 guī suō ㄍㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛ gwai1 suk1
- to withdraw
- to hole up
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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
缩 縮
- 伸缩 伸縮 shēn suō ㄕㄣ ㄙㄨㄛ san1 suk1 to lengthen and shorten
- 压缩 壓縮 yā suō ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄛ aat3 suk1 to compress; compression
- 收缩 收縮 shōu suō ㄕㄡ ㄙㄨㄛ sau1 suk1 to pull back
- 浓缩 濃縮 nóng suō ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛ nung4 suk1 to concentrate; to condense
- 畏缩 畏縮 wèi suō ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ wai3 suk1 to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
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- 紧缩 緊縮 jǐn suō ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛ gan2 suk1 (economics) to reduce
- 缩小 縮小 suō xiǎo ㄙㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˇ suk1 siu2 to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
- 缩影 縮影 suō yǐng ㄙㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ suk1 jing2 miniature version of sth
- 缩水 縮水 suō shuǐ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕㄨㄟˇ suk1 seoi2 to shrink (in the wash)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 萎缩 萎縮 wěi suō ㄨㄟˇ ㄙㄨㄛ wai2 suk1 to wither
- 退缩 退縮 tuì suō ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ teoi3 suk1 to shrink back; to cower
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 凝缩 凝縮 níng suō ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛ jing4 suk1 to condense
- 宫缩 宮縮 gōng suō ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄛ gung1 suk1 contraction of the uterus (during childbirth)
- 微缩 微縮 wēi suō ㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄛ mei4 suk1 compact
- 抖缩 抖縮 dǒu suō ㄉㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛ dau2 suk1 to cower
- 挛缩 攣縮 luán suō ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄛ lyun4 suk1 (medicine) (verb and noun) contracture
- 瑟缩 瑟縮 sè suō ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛ sat1 suk1 to curl up shivering (from cold)
- 皱缩 皺縮 zhòu suō ㄓㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄛ zau3 suk1 to wrinkle
Idioms with these characters
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 临阵退缩 臨陣退縮 lín zhèn tuì suō ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ lam4 zan6 teoi3 suk1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
- 缩手缩脚 縮手縮腳 suō shǒu suō jiǎo ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄠˇ suk1 sau2 suk1 goek3 bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained