"Tortoise" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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乌龟 wū guī tortoise / cuckold
王八 wáng bā tortoise / cuckold / (old) male owner of a brothel / pimp
金龟 jīn guī tortoise / scarab beetle
龟 guī tortoise / turtle
真武 Zhēn wǔ Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 / or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
四象 sì xiàng four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]
龟壳 guī ké tortoise shell
甲骨 jiǎ gǔ tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
乌龟壳 wū guī ké tortoise shell
六角括号 liù jiǎo kuò hào tortoise shell brackets 〔〕
册府元龟 Cè fǔ yuán guī Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 / and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls
北宋四大部书 Běi Sòng sì dà bù shū Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
卜甲 bǔ jiǎ oracle tortoise shell
宋四大书 Sòng sì dà shū Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
玄武 Xuán wǔ Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) / (in Daoism) God of the north sky
玳瑁壳 dài mào ké tortoise shell
贔屃 bì xì Bixi, one of the nine sons of a dragon with the form of a tortoise, also known as 龜趺|龟趺[gui1 fu1]
龜趺 guī fū pedestal in the form of a tortoise
赑屃 Bì xì Bixi, one of the nine sons of a dragon with the form of a tortoise, also known as 龜趺|龟趺[gui1 fu1]
加拉帕戈斯大海龟 jiā lā pà gē sī dài hǎi guī Galapagos giant tortoise
龟趺 guī fū pedestal in the form of a tortoise
龟板 guī bǎn tortoise plastron / turtle shell
龟笑鳖无尾 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
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