白烏龜

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Chinese

white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
turtle; tortoise; Mauremys reevesii
trad. (白烏龜) 烏龜
simp. (白乌龟) 乌龟

Etymology

The usual word (ngu, “goose”) is homophonic with (ngu, “I”) in Northern Wu, and is thus avoided in speech. For example, “kill a goose” and “kill me” sound identical.

Pronunciation


Noun

白烏龜

  1. (Northern Wu) (white) goose

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