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kw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw [[...]][i#] [p.]

tortoise, turtle

龜

• kimkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'kw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  gold beetle
  金龜

• kimkuafchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'kw'ar'chiaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beetle-shaped Volkswagen
  金龜車

• mixkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mi'kw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turtle-shaped cakes made of flour
  麵龜

• siuxkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'kw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turtle-shaped cakes made on birthdays
  壽龜

• kw chiøx piq bøo boea, piq chiøx kw kau phoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw chiøx piq bøo boea, piq chiøx kw kau phoee kw chiøx piq bøo bøea, piq chiøx kw kau phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  deride or denounce another's fault which the denouncer himself also has, though in a smaller degree, the kettle calls the pot black — much the same, fifty and fifty
  龜笑鱉無尾,鱉笑龜皮厚,五十步笑百步

kukw pihpiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw'kw piq'piq [[...]][i#] [p.]

tricky, sly, slick, crafty

狡猾的

liah kw zao piq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah kw zao piq [[...]][i#] [p.]

let a turtle escape to catch a tortoise — neglect one thing to do something else, and spoil both, Who wants everything, loses all, can not get two things at one time

掠龜走鱉,顧此失彼

pviekw pviepiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvix'kw pvix'piq [[...]][i#] [p.]

do a trifle or trivial piece of work, do handiwork, use finesse

搞這搞那

piq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piq (pied) [[...]][i#] [p.]

turtle, fresh water turtle

鱉

• kukw pihpiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw'kw piq'piq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tricky, sly, slick, crafty, not straight forward, not forthright
  狡猾的,不乾脆

• kw chiøx piq bøo boea, piq chiøx kw kauxphoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw chiøx piq bøo boea, piq chiøx kw kau'phoee kw chiøx piq bøo bøea, piq chiøx kw kau'phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  deride, denounce another's fault which the denouncer himself also has, though in a smaller degree — the kettle calls the pot black
  龜笑鱉無尾,鱉笑龜皮厚,五十步笑百步。

sykw zvex kaq piexn oaqpiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'kw zvex kaq piexn oah'piq [[...]][i#] [p.]

resort to sophistry

將死龜強辯成活鱉,比喻強詞奪理

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