縮頭龜 (suk1 tau4 gwai1) — a coward; a person who is too timid to admit responsibility or to take a challenge (lit., "turtle with its head pulled into its shell") [Var.] 縮頭烏龜 in Cantonese
sukˉ¹縮tauˎ₄頭gwaiˉ¹龜
简 缩头龟
Mandarin Pinyin: suo1 tou2 gui1
Meaning of 縮頭龜
nouna coward; a person who is too timid to admit responsibility or to take a challenge (lit., "turtle with its head pulled into its shell") [Var.] 縮頭烏龜
noun(noun) a chicken (coward); a coward; a quitter; to describe someone who shies away from difficulties / challenges / responsibilities; to describe someone who pulls out of doing something the last minute