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缩头乌龟

suō tóu wū guī

4-character word Traditional 縮頭烏龜

What 缩头乌龟 means

1. a turtle that pulls its head in
2. (fig.) coward
3. chicken

The characters in 缩头乌龟

• 缩suōto withdraw; to pull back; to contract
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 乌wūcrow; black
• 龟guītortoise; turtle; (colloquial) cuckold

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