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乌龟

wū guī · wu gui

Traditional 烏龜

Meaning

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  1. tortoise
  2. cuckold
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Where is the turtle?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)乌龟(wūguī)呢(ne)？

    Dengdeng, where is your turtle?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I've looked for an hour.

  3. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)？乌龟(wūguī)能(néng)跑(pǎo)多远(duōyuǎn)？

    An hour? How far can a turtle run?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)这样(zhèyàng)想(xiǎng)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)先(xiān)找(zhǎo)远(yuǎn)的(de)地方(dìfang)。

    That's what I thought, so I looked far away first.

  5. Liangliang

    结果(jiéguǒ)呢(ne)？

    And the result?

  6. Dengdeng

    乌龟(wūguī)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)书包(shūbāo)里(lǐ)！它(tā)自己(zìjǐ)爬进去(pájìnqù)的(de)。

    The turtle was in my backpack. It climbed in by itself.

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2 examples
01

野(yě)兔(tù)被(bèi)乌(wū)龟(guī)抛(pāo)了(le)在(zài)后(hòu)头(tou)。

The hare was overtaken by the tortoise.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by tomkun01 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

给(gěi)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)只(zhī)乌(wū)龟(guī)吧(ba)，妈(mā)妈(ma)，求(qiú)你(nǐ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)只(zhī)乌(wū)龟(guī)吧(ba)！

Please buy me a turtle, Mother, please buy me a turtle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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