烏龜

See also: 乌龟

Chinese

		a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void	tortoise; turtle
trad. (烏龜)		烏	龜
simp. (乌龟)		乌	龟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wūguī

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄍㄨㄟ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wu¹ gui¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu¹ gwai¹
Gan (Wiktionary): 'u¹ gui¹
Hakka
(Meixian, Guangdong): vu¹ gui¹

(Changting, Changting Pinyin): vu¹ gui¹
Jin (Wiktionary): vu¹ gui¹
Northern Min (KCR): ú-gṳ́
Eastern Min (BUC): ŭ-gŭi
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ou¹ gu¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): o͘-ku / o͘-kui
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹u-ciu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): u¹ guei¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wūguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄍㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wuguei
  - Wade–Giles: wu¹-kuei¹
  - Yale: wū-gwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uguei
  - Palladius: угуй (uguj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: wu¹ gui¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ugui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vu⁵⁵ kuei⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wu¹ gwai¹
  - Yale: wū gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu¹ gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu¹ guei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'u¹ gui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈu⁴² kui⁴²/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: vu¹ gui¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ʋu⁴⁴ kuɪ⁴⁴/
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: vu¹ gui¹
  - Sinological IPA: /vu³³ kui³³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: vu¹ gui¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /vu¹¹ kuei¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ú-gṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁴ ky⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ŭ-gŭi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ ^(k-)ui⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ou¹ gu¹ [Phonetic: ou⁵ gu¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: o-gu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ku⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ou¹ gu¹ [Phonetic: ou⁵ gu¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-ku
  - Tâi-lô: oo-ku
  - Phofsit Daibuun: o'kw
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ ku³³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Yongchun, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘-kui
  - Tâi-lô: oo-kui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: o'kuy
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Singapore): /ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³ kui³³/

Note:

o͘-ku - vernacular (“turtle; someone in last place”);
o͘-kui - literary (“sex-related senses and “incompetent person”;
turtle (Yongchun)”).

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹u-ciu
  - MiniDict: u^平 ciu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹u-jy
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /u⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: u¹ guei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³³ ku̯e̞i̯³³/

Noun

烏龜

turtle; tortoise
(zoology) Mauremys reevesii
(Quanzhou and Singapore Hokkien, figurative) someone in last place
(derogatory) cuckold
(derogatory) incompetent, irresponsible person
(literary, Singapore, Penang, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) male owner of a brothel
(Taiwanese Hokkien) benefiter from the prostitution of his wife and daughters

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
Jilu Mandarin	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	烏龜, 龜
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	烏龜
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	烏龜, 龜
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	烏龜
	Xianyou	烏龜, 龜
	Xianyou (Fengting)	烏龜, 龜
	Xianyou (Youyang)	烏龜, 龜
Central Min	Yong'an	烏龜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	烏龜, 龜
Zhongshan Min	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

(cuckold): 王八 (wángba)
(male owner of a brothel): (Hokkien) 烏龜頭／乌龟头

Derived terms

憂鬱的臺灣烏龜 / 忧郁的台湾乌龟 (yōuyù de Táiwān wūguī)
烏龜亡八 / 乌龟亡八
烏龜仔 / 乌龟仔
烏龜報 / 乌龟报
烏龜婆 / 乌龟婆
烏龜頭 / 乌龟头
爛板烏龜 / 烂板乌龟
痴烏龜 / 痴乌龟
縮頭烏龜 / 缩头乌龟 (suōtóu wūguī)

Descendants

→ Lisu: ꓪꓴꓺ ꓗꓴꓲꓺ (wu̱ ku̱j)

References

李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “575 龟”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 347.
周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “乌龟”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 705.