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守宫

shǒu gōng

2-character word Traditional 守宮

What 守宫 means

1. gecko; house lizard

The characters in 守宫

• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch
• 宫gōngpalace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment)

Example sentences

• 守宫砂是中国古代用来验证女人贞操的方法.
  Shǒugōng shā shì Zhōngguó gǔdài yònglái yànzhèng nǚrén zhēncāo de fāngfǎ.
  Shougongsha is an old Chinese technique to test a woman's virginity.

Sounds the same

Read shǒu gōng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 手工handwork; manual