金龜

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	tortoise; turtle
trad. (金龜)		金	龜
simp. (金龟)		金	龟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnguī

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ gwai¹
Min Nan (POJ): kim-ku

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnguī
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄨㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinguei
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ gwai¹
  - Yale: gām gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ guei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-ku
  - Tâi-lô: kim-ku
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kimkw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ ku³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/

Noun

金龜

golden turtle
(literary) turtle-shaped handle on a golden seal, or the golden seal itself
(literary, historical) golden turtle emblem worn by Tang Dynasty officials who were in the third rank or above
(literary, figuratively) adornments; embellishment; jewellery
(Min Nan) scarab

Derived terms

糞金龜／粪金龟
金龜婿／金龟婿 (jīnguīxù)
金龜子／金龟子 (jīnguīzǐ)
金龜換酒／金龟换酒
金龜樹／金龟树

金龜綠／金龟绿
金龜豆／金龟豆
金龜車／金龟车
釣金龜／钓金龟

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