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杠龟

gàng guī

2-character word Traditional 槓龜

What 杠龟 means

1. Taiwanto lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃龜, Tai-lo pr. [kòng-ku])

The characters in 杠龟

• 杠gàngcoffin-bearing pole (old); thick pole; bar; rod; thick line
• 龟guītortoise; turtle; (colloquial) cuckold

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