杠龟 gàng guī

to meet with failure; TW to lose one's shirt (gambling)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to meet with failure
  2. 2. TW to lose one's shirt (gambling)
  3. 3. (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [kòng-ku])

Characters

Character Meaning
杠 gàng HSK 6
flagpole; footbridge; variant of 槓gàng
龟 guī
turtle; tortoise