On top of that, the fact that the land turtle has five toes on its front feet and four toes on its back feet coincides with the expression "five front, four back," which symbolizes longevity and endurance. These auspicious connections all deepen the importance of the qigui culture to the people residing along the coast of Southern Fujian. This is especially the case in Penghu, home of the sea turtles.
更巧的是，台語龜的讀音又與「久」相近，加上陸龜的腳指頭正好前五後四，天長地久的寓意，在在加深了閩南沿海居民的乞龜文化，尤其是海龜故鄉的澎湖。