Word: 王八 (wángba) 王八 dictionary entry wángba softshell turtle; cuckold; male owner of a brothel Full dictionary entry for 王八 Example sentences using 王八 11 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 墙上挂着的王八,上不着天,下不着地 qiáng shang guàzhe de wángba,shàngbùzháotiān,xiàbùzháodì a turtle hung on a wall: it touches neither the sky above nor the ground below 池浅王八多 Chí qiǎn wángba duō the pond is shallow, yet full of turtles 浅水里养王八，早就看透是什么货 qiǎnshuǐ li yǎng wángba, zǎojiù kàntòu shì shénme huò raising turtles in shallow water: you saw long ago what kind of goods they are 王八吃秤锤，铁了心 wángba chī chèngchuí, tiělexīn a turtle swallows a steelyard weight: its heart has turned to iron 王八看绿豆，对上眼了 wángba kàn lǜdòu, duì shàng yǎn le a turtle looks at a mung bean: eyes meet 王八碰桥墩，不敢露头 wángba pèng qiáodūn, bùgǎn lòutóu a turtle bumps a bridge pier: dare not show its head 王八钻灶坑，憋气带窝火 wángba zuān zàokēng, biēqì dài wōhuǒ a turtle crawls into the stove pit: stifled and fire-bottled 瓮里捉王八，保险又保险 wèng li zhuō wángba, bǎoxiǎn yòu bǎoxiǎn catching a turtle in a jar: safe and doubly safe 瓮里捉王八，大小都逃不出去 wèng li zhuō wángba, dàxiǎo dōu táobùchū qù catching turtles in a jar: big or small, none can escape 瓮里捉王八，手到擒来 wèng li zhuō wángba, shǒudàoqínlái catching a turtle in a jar: seize it the moment your hand reaches 软盖儿的王八,没甲 ruǎn gàir de wángba,méi jiǎ a soft-shelled turtle: no armour (no fake)