龜毛

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See also: 龟毛

Chinese

tortoise; turtle hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (龜毛) 龜 毛
simp. (龟毛) 龟 毛
Literally: “turtle hair”.

Etymology 1

Originally Hokkien. It is possibly a reference to 龜毛兔角／龟毛兔角 (guīmáotùjiǎo) ("an impossibility", literally "turtle fur and rabbit horns"), a Buddhist metaphor that describes hollow or specious logic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

龜毛

  1. (Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin, of someone's personality) picky; indecisive; high-maintenance (describes somebody with unreasonable expectations)
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

龜毛

  1. male pubic hair
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 男陰毛 (“male pubic hair”)
Variety Location Words
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 屌毛
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 屌毛
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 雞巴毛, 雞子毛, 屌毛
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 雞巴毛, 屌毛, 㞗毛
Xi'an 㞗毛
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 㞗毛
Cantonese Hong Kong 鳩毛
Gan Pingxiang 卵毛
Southern Min Tainan 𡳞蔓
Jieyang 𡳞毛
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 卵毛
Wu Shanghai 卵毛
Shanghai (Chongming) 卵毛
Suzhou 卵毛
Danyang 卵毛
Hangzhou 卵毛
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