龜仔

Chinese

		tortoise; turtle	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (龜仔)		龜	仔
simp. (龟仔)		龟	仔

Pronunciation

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kûi-é

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gui¹ ê³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ku-á

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi-é
    • Hakka Romanization System: gui´ e`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gui¹ e³
    • Sinological IPA: /ku̯i²⁴ e³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gui¹ ê³
    • Sinological IPA: /kuɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ e³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku-á
    • Tâi-lô: ku-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ku'ar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ku³³ a⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

Noun

龜仔

1. (Hakka) turtle; tortoise
2. (Southern Min) beetle (any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera); scarab

Synonyms

• (turtle):

Dialectal synonyms of 烏龜 (“tortoise; turtle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		龜
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		烏龜
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	烏龜
	Taiwan	烏龜
	Ulanhot	烏龜
	Tongliao	烏龜
	Chifeng	烏龜, 王八
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	烏龜
	Harbin	龜
	Shenyang	烏龜
	Malaysia	烏龜
	Singapore	烏龜
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	龜子
	Jinan	烏龜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	鱉
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	烏龜
	Xi'an	烏龜, 龜
	Xining	烏龜, 龜, 王八
	Xuzhou	烏龜, 龜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	鱉蓋, 鱉
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	烏龜, 龜
	Bayanhot	烏龜
	Lanzhou	龜, 烏龜
	Ürümqi	烏龜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	烏龜
	Wuhan	烏龜, 四腳爬, 爬爬
	Guiyang	烏龜
	Kunming	烏龜
	Guilin	烏龜
	Liuzhou	烏龜
	Dagudi (Maliba)	烏龜
	Reshuitang (Longling)	烏龜
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	烏龜
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	烏龜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	烏龜
	Yangzhou	烏龜, 龜
	Hefei	烏龜
	Huanggang	王八
Cantonese	Guangzhou	烏龜, 龜
	Hong Kong	烏龜, 龜
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	昂龜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	烏龜
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	烏龜
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	爬龜
	Macau	烏龜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	烏龜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	龜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	龜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	烏龜
	Foshan	烏龜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	龜
	Foshan (Shunde)	烏龜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	烏龜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	龜
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	烏龜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	烏龜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	烏龜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	烏龜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	烏龜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	烏龜
	Taishan	烏龜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	烏龜
	Enping (Niujiang)	烏龜
	Heshan (Yayao)	烏龜
	Dongguan	烏龜, 龜
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	烏龜
	Qingyuan	烏龜
	Fogang	龜
	Yingde (Hanguang)	烏龜
	Yangshan	烏龜
	Lianshan (Butian)	烏龜
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	烏龜
	Shaoguan	烏龜
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	烏龜
	Renhua	烏龜
	Lechang	烏龜
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	烏龜
	Sihui	烏龜
	Guangning	烏龜
	Deqing	烏龜
	Huaiji	龜
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	龜
	Yunfu	烏龜
	Xinxing	烏龜
	Luoding	烏龜
	Yunan (Pingtai)	烏龜
	Yangjiang	龜
	Xinyi	烏龜
	Lianjiang	烏龜
	Nanning	烏龜, 龜
	Wuzhou	烏龜, 龜
	Yulin	烏龜
	Rongxian	烏龜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	烏龜, 龜
	Hepu (Shatian)	烏龜
	Guiping	烏龜
	Guiping (Mule)	龜
	Pingnan	龜
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	龜
	Guigang (Pingdong)	龜
	Beihai	龜
	Beihai (Nankang)	烏龜
Beihai (Yingpan)	龜
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	烏龜
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	烏龜, 龜
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	烏龜
Danzhou	烏龜
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	烏龜
Singapore (Guangfu)	烏龜, 龜
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	烏龜
Móng Cái	烏龜
Bangkok (Guangfu)	龜, เต่า
Betong (Rongxian)	烏龜
Gan	Nanchang	烏龜
	Lichuan	烏龜
	Pingxiang	烏龜
Hakka	Meixian	烏龜, 龜仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	烏龜
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	烏龜
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	烏龜
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	烏龜
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	烏龜
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	烏龜
	Jiexi	烏龜
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	烏龜
	Yudu	烏龜
	Ruijin	烏龜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	龜仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	龜仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	龜仔
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	烏龜
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	龜仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	龜仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	龜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	龜
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	烏龜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	龜
	Hong Kong	烏龜
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	烏龜
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	烏龜
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	龜
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	龜
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	龜
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	烏龜
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	龜
	Sabah (Longchuan)	烏龜, 龜仔
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	烏龜
	Senai (Huiyang)	烏龜
	Singkawang	龜
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	烏龜
Huizhou	Jixi	烏龜
Jin	Taiyuan	王八, 烏龜, 龜
	Pingyao	鱉疙瘩
	Taibus (Baochang)	烏龜
	Linhe	烏龜
	Jining	烏龜
	Hohhot	王八
	Baotou	烏龜
	Dongsheng	王八
	Haibowan	王八
Northern Min	Jian'ou	烏龜
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	烏龜, 龜
	Fuqing	龜, 烏龜
	Matsu	烏龜
Southern Min	Xiamen	烏龜, 龜
	Quanzhou	烏龜, 龜
	Yongchun	烏龜, 龜
	Zhangzhou	烏龜, 龜
	Zhao'an	龜
	Taipei	龜
	Taipei (Wanhua)	龜
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	龜
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	龜
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	龜
	Kaohsiung	龜
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	龜
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	龜
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	龜
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	龜
	Yilan	龜
	Changhua (Lukang)	龜
	Taichung	龜
	Taichung (Wuqi)	龜
	Tainan	龜
	Tainan (Anping)	龜
	Taitung	龜
	Hsinchu	龜
	Kinmen	龜
	Penghu (Magong)	龜
	Penghu (Xiyu)	龜
	Penang (Hokkien)	龜, 烏龜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	龜, 烏龜
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	龜
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	烏龜
	Pingnan (Sijie)	龜
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	龜
	Lechang (Tatou)	龜
	Yingde (Yuzui)	龜
	Yunan (Liantan)	龜
	Chaozhou	烏龜, 龜
	Bangkok (Teochew)	烏龜
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	龜
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	烏龜
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	龜
	Leizhou	龜
	Wenchang	龜
	Haikou	龜
Puxian Min	Putian	龜
Central Min	Yong'an	烏龜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	烏龜, 龜
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	烏龜, 龜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	烏龜, 龜
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	烏龜
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	烏龜
Wu	Shanghai	烏龜, 王八
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	烏龜, 十三塊六角
	Shanghai (Jiading)	烏龜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	烏龜
	Suzhou	烏龜
	Wuxi	烏龜
	Danyang	烏龜, 王八八, 王八
	Hangzhou	烏龜
	Ningbo	烏龜, 王八
	Wenzhou	烏龜
	Jinhua	烏龜
Xiang	Changsha	烏龜, 王八
	Loudi	烏龜
	Shuangfeng	烏龜
	Quanzhou	烏龜

• (beetle):

• 屎猴 (shǐhóu) (regional)
• 甲殼蟲／甲壳虫 (jiǎqiàochóng)
• 甲蟲／甲虫 (jiǎchóng)
• 蛄仔 (Hakka)