杠龟

Traditional form:

槓龜

Pinyin (reading):

gàngguī

Definitions:

• (Tw) to lose one's shirt (gambling); to meet with failure (from Taiwanese 摃龜, Tai-lo pr. (kòng-ku))

Characters:

• 杠 - pole, bar; lever, crowbar
• 龟 - turtle, tortoise; cuckold

Traditional characters:

• 槓 - pole, bar; lever, crowbar
• 龜 - turtle, tortoise; cuckold