龜跤

Chinese

		tortoise; turtle	bones of leg; wrestle
trad. (龜跤)		龜	跤
simp. (龟跤)		龟	跤

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ku-kha

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku-kha
    • Tâi-lô: ku-kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ku'qaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ku³³ kʰa³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ku⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ku⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

Noun

龜跤(Hokkien)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 龜 / 龟,‎ 跤. a turtle or tortoise's leg or foot
2. (figurative) cloven foot; something that gives the game away; mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw

   龜跤趖出來 [Hokkien, trad.]
   龟跤趖出来 [Hokkien, simp.]

   ku-kha sô--chhut-lâi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   to have shown the cloven foot

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 馬腳／马脚 (mǎjiǎo)