縮頭烏龜

Chinese

		to withdraw; to pull back; to contract to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce	head; (noun suffix)	turtle; tortoise; someone in last place
trad. (縮頭烏龜)		縮	頭	烏龜
simp. (缩头乌龟)		缩	头	乌龟
Literally: “turtle with its head in its shell”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suōtóu wūguī

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛㄊㄡˊ ㄨㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): suk¹ tau⁴ wu¹ gwai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: suōtóu wūguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛㄊㄡˊ ㄨㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suotour uguei
  - IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ u⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: suk¹ tau⁴ wu¹ gwai¹
  - Yale: sūk tàuh wū gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: suk⁷ tau⁴ wu¹ gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sug¹ teo⁴ wu¹ guei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sʊk̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ wuː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

縮頭烏龜

(figuratively) cowardly person; coward; ostrich

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