金龟

金龜
jīnguī
noun #26,103

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 golden tortoise
  2. 2 scarab beetle
  3. 3 a rich suitor

Examples

HSK 2
Háizi men zài cǎodì shàng zhǎodào le yī zhī jīnguī.
The children found a golden beetle in the grass.
HSK 7-9
Tā jià le gè jīnguī, guòshàng le fùyù de shēnghuó.
She married a wealthy man and lived a prosperous life.

Tips

culture
金龟 can literally refer to a golden tortoise or scarab beetle. Colloquially, 钓金龟 (fishing for a golden tortoise) means to find a rich husband - a common metaphor in Chinese pop culture.

Stroke Order

jīn
guī