杠龟 in English gang4 gui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • used in Taiwan to lose one's shirt (gambling)
  • to meet with failure
  • (from Taiwanese 摃龜, Tai-lo pronounced [kòng-ku])

Simplified Characters

杠 龟

Traditional Characters

槓 龜

Pinyin

gang4 gui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杠gang1flagpole 龟gui1tortoise