龜跤

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ku-kha

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku-kha
  - Tâi-lô: ku-kha
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ku'qaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ku³³ kʰa³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

Noun

龜跤(Hokkien)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 龜／龟,‎ 跤. a turtle or tortoise's leg or foot
(figurative) cloven foot; something that gives the game away; mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw

Synonyms

(Mandarin) 馬腳／马脚 (mǎjiǎo)

Derived terms

龜跤趖出來／龟跤趖出来

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