屁 (pei3 | pi4) : break wind; fart; buttocks

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屁

pei3

pi4

break wind; fart; buttocks

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 尸 (#44)

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

屁

This word has been viewed 9911 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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屁股 pei3 gu2 pi4 gu5 = the buttocks; the backside

拍馬屁 paak3 maa5 pei3 pai1 ma3 pi4 = to flatter

馬屁份子 maa5 pei3 fan6 zi2 = a "kiss-ass"

放屁 fong3 pei3 fang4 pi4 = fart, break wind; (excl.) condemn as absolute nonsense

擦屁股 caat3 pei3 gu2 ca1 pi4 gu5 = to clear up the mess left by sb. else

馬屁 maa5 pei3 = [n] flattery

屁事 pei3 si6 = sth trifling and insignificant

把屁 baa2 pei3 = to do sth that is pointless

一面屁 jat1 min6 pei3 = feel humiliated 粵

煙屁股 jin1 pei3 gu2 yan1 pu4 gu3 = cigarette butt 國
See all 20 compounds (CantoDict reports 22 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 屁
Unicode code for this character: U+5c41 (off-site link)

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