龜跤

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Chinese

tortoise; turtle bones of leg; wrestle
trad. (龜跤)
simp. (龟跤)

Pronunciation


Noun

龜跤(Hokkien)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see  / ,‎ . a turtle or tortoise's leg or foot
  2. (figurative) cloven foot; something that gives the game away; mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw
    龜跤出來 [Hokkien, trad.]
    龟跤出来 [Hokkien, simp.]
    ku-kha sô--chhut-lâi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    to have shown the cloven foot

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