龜毛

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See also: 龟毛

Chinese

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tortoise; turtle hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
trad. (龜毛)
simp. (龟毛)
Literally: “turtle hair”.

Etymology 1

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Originally Hokkien. It is possibly a reference to 龜毛兔角龟毛兔角 (guīmáotùjiǎo) ("an impossibility", literally "turtle fur and rabbit horns"), a Buddhist metaphor that describes hollow or specious logic.

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Adjective

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龜毛

  1. (Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin, of someone's personality) picky; indecisive; high-maintenance (describes somebody with unreasonable expectations)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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龜毛

  1. male pubic hair
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