白烏龜
Chinese
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
turtle; tortoise; someone in last place | ||
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trad. (白烏龜) | 白 | 烏龜 | |
simp. (白乌龟) | 白 | 乌龟 |
Etymology
The usual word 鵝/鹅 (3ngu, “goose”) is homophonic with 我 (3ngu, “I”) in Wu, and is thus avoided in speech. For example, “kill a goose” and “kill me” sound identical.
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