脾 (pei4 | pi2) : spleen; temper

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脾

pei4

pi2

[1] spleen
[2] temper; disposition

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

脾

This word has been viewed 4269 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Jun 2010 14:44

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發脾氣 faat3 pei4 hei3 fa1 pi2 qi4 = to lose one's temper

脾氣 pei4 hei3 pi2 qi4 = temper

鬧脾氣 naau6 pei4 hei3 nao4 pi2 qi4 = grouchy, show ill temper

脾性 pei4 sing3 pi2 xing4 = composition; temperament; mettle 粵

使脾氣 sai2 pei4 hei3 = to let go, vent anger, be temperamental

脾臟 pei4 zong6 pi2 zang4 = spleen

牛脾氣 ngau4 pei4 hei3 miu2 pi2 qi5 = stubbornness; obstinacy; pigheadedness

發老脾 faat3 lou5 pei4*2 = to lose one's temper

雞脾 gai1 pei4*2 ji1 pi2 = chicken legs 粵

發脾四 faat3 pei4 sei3 fa1 pi2 si4 = variant of 發脾氣粵

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如果你咁發脾氣嘅話，我就唔要陪你出街。粵
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.

佢發嚫脾氣就會反枱粵
He overturns tables whenever he gets angry.
[Lit. He send-out each-time anger then will reverse-tables.]

佢啲臭脾氣都幾惡頂粵
His bad temper is quite hard to take.

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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: 脾
Unicode code for this character: U+813e (off-site link)

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