"Turtle" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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海龟 hǎi guī turtle / Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1]
甲鱼 jiǎ yú turtle / terrapin / Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
龟 guī tortoise / turtle
龟头 guī tóu head of a turtle / glans penis
独占鳌头 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field
玳瑁 dài mào hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) / tortoiseshell / Taiwan pr. [dai4 mei4]
龟苓膏 guī líng gāo turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs / a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert
瓮中之鳖 wèng zhōng zhī biē lit. like a turtle in a jar / to be trapped (idiom)
鼋 yuán sea turtle
鼂 cháo sea turtle
沅江九肋 Yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
瓮中捉鳖 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot
鳖甲 biē jiǎ turtle shell
九尾龟 jiǔ wěi guī nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆
四灵 sì líng four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
嫩苗龟 Nèn miáo guī Turtwig, Japanese comic character, turtle with seedling growing out of its head
张春帆 Zhāng Chūn fān Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟
斑鱉 bān biē Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
龜兒子 guī ér zi son of a turtle (vulgar)
欧斑鸠 ōu bān jiū (bird species of China) European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
棱皮龟 léng pí guī leatherback sea turtle
蠵龟 xī guī loggerhead turtle
火斑鸠 huǒ bān jiū (bird species of China) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
山斑鸠 shān bān jiū (bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
关于捕捞作业中减少海龟死亡的准则  Guidelines to Reduce Sea Turtle Mortality in Fishing Operations
海龟逃生装置  turtle excluder device
山瑞 shān ruì wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
山瑞鳖 shān ruì biē wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
斑鳖 bān biē Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
鼋鱼 yuán yú soft-shelled turtle / also termed 鱉|鳖[bie1]
缩头乌龟 suō tóu wū guī a turtle that pulls its head in / (fig.) coward / chicken
蝳蝐 dài mào variant of 玳瑁[dai4 mao4] / hawksbill turtle
龟板 guī bǎn tortoise plastron / turtle shell
老鼠拉龟，无从下手 lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom) / no clue where to start
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
隐龟 yǐn guī Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)
龟友 guī yǒu turtle enthusiast
水鹁鸪 shuǐ bó gū turtle dove or similar bird / oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
鹁鸠 bó jiū turtle dove or similar bird / oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
鹁鸪 bó gū turtle dove or similar bird / oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
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