白烏龜

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Chinese

white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
turtle; tortoise; Mauremys reevesii
trad. (白烏龜) 烏龜
simp. (白乌龟) 乌龟

Etymology

The usual word (3ngu, “goose”) is homophonic with (3ngu, “I”) in Wu, and is thus avoided in speech. For example, “kill a goose” and “kill me” sound identical.

Pronunciation


Noun

(deprecated template usage) 白烏龜

  1. (Wu) (white) goose

Synonyms

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