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  pei4 pei4*2   jyutping
  pi2   pinyin
[] pei4 | [] pi2
[1] [n] skin; peel; rind
[2] [n] leather; hide; fur
[3] [n] wrapper; cover; thin sheet
[4] [adj] naughty; mischievous

[] pei4 - Cantonese only
[1] [n] [slang] buck; dollar; $10,000
[2] [n] [slang] level; standard; size

[] pei4*2 - Cantonese only
[1] [n] fur coat; leather goods
[2] [n] capital; overheads | [] 皮費, 本錢

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#107)

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

This word has been viewed 13302 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2013 05:13

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detail  ngau4 pei4   = cow-hide; stubborn
detail  baau1 pei4  bao1 pi2 = outer skin, wrapper; foreskin
detail  pei4 daai3*2  pi2 dai4 = belt (usually in leather)
detail  pei4 haai4  pi2 xie2 = leather shoes
detail  pei4 gwong1 juk6 waat6   = smooth skin
detail  zoeng6 pei4 caat3*2  xiang4 pi2 ca1 = rubber; eraser
detail  syu6 pei4  shu4 pi2 = tree bark
detail  pei4 doi6*2  pi2 dai4 = hand bag (in leather)
detail  zi2 pei4 soeng1   = cardboard box
detail  pei4 kau4  pi2 qiu2 = rubber ball
See all 189 compounds (CantoDict reports 197 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 皮
detail 蘋果鐘意先至
I like to peel apples before eating them.
[Lit. apples, I like peel [perfective zo2] skin only-then eat.]
detail 食完香蕉之後
Throw away the peel after you've finished the banana.
[Lit. eat-finish banana afterwards, need throw-[particle used in imperatives] [counter] banana-skin. Classifier 塊 is optional if the object (蕉皮) consists of two characters. But 塊 would be mandatory if followed by single character 皮. ]
detail 蘋果㓟皮先至
Peel the apple before eating it.
detail 蘋果通常㓟皮
I usually eat apples without peeling its skin.

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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