劈 (pek3 pik1 | pi1 pi3) : chop; cleave; strike; split up

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劈

pek3 pik1

pi1 pi3

[粵] pek3 pik1 | [國] pi1
[1] [v] chop; cleave; hack; hew
[2] [prep] right against (one's face, chest, etc)
[3] [v] (of lightning) strike
[4] [n] [physics] wedge

[粵] pek3 pik1 | [國] pi3
[1] [v] split up; break off; sever
[2] [v] split one's fingers/legs widely apart

Jyutping pik1 is literary reading; pek3 is the more popular colloquial version.

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

劈

This word has been viewed 8636 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2011 04:41

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劈柴 pek3 caai4 pi3 chai5 = to split firewood; kindling, firewood

劈爛 pek3 laan6 = to split; to rend

劈碎 pek3 seoi3 = to split; to rend

劈開 pek3 hoi1 pi3 kai1 = to cleave; to split apart

雷劈 leoi4 pek3 = thunderclap

劈友 pek3 jau5*2 = triad fighting 粵

劈酒 pek3 zau2 = to drink (a lot) of alcohol; binge drinking (lit., "chop alcohol") 粵

劈炮 pek3 paau3 = to resign 粵

小心俾雷劈 siu2 sam1 bei2 leoi4 pek3 = warning someone that they will need to pay for something that they've done bad 粵

劈啤 pek3 be1 = to go drink [beer] 粵
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Showing all 2 examples containing 劈

我劈炮唔撈粵
I'm not working anymore
[I resigned]

你琴晚劈酒劈到醉醉地粵
You got pretty drunk last night.
[Lit. you yesterday evening binge-alcohol binge-arrive drunk-ish]

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