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Turtle / tortoisein Cantonese.

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Pronunciation

龜

gwai1

Turtle / tortoise

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

Use 隻 when counting 龜; 一隻龜 specifies one, while 兩隻龜 specifies two.

Examples

隻龜行得好慢

zek3 gwai1 haang4 dak1 hou2 maan6

The tortoise walks very slowly.

我見到兩隻龜

ngo5 gin3 dou2 loeng5 zek3 gwai1

I can see two turtles.