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 10640 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

認屎認屁 jing6 si2 jing6 pei3 ren4 shi3 ren4 pi4 = to be boastful (lit., "admit feces, admit farts")

屁滾尿流 pei3 gwan2 niu6 lau4 pi4 gun3 niao4 liu2 = extremely scared (lit., "farts roll and pee flows")

屁股眼 pei3 gu2 ngaan5 pi4 gu5 yan3 = anus

屙屁 o1 pei3 = to fart; to break wind 粵

屁股癢 pei3 gu2 joeng5 pi4 gu3 yang3 = not able to sit still (literally: buttocks itch)

臭屁醋 cau3 pei3 cou3 = chou pi vinegar (lit., "smelly fart vinegar") 粵

屁股溝 pei3 gu2 kau1 pi4 gu3 gou1 = buttock cleavage

屁話 pei3 waa6 pi4 hua4 = "shit", nonsense

放屁坐墊 fong3 pei3 zo6 zin3 fang4 pi4 zuo4 dian4 = a whoopee cushion (common formation)

放屁袋 fong3 pei3 doi6*2 fang4 pi4 dai4 = a whoopee cushion

響屁不臭,臭屁不響 hoeng2 pei3 bat1 cau3 cau3 pei3 bat1 hoeng2 xiang3 pi4 bu4 chou4 chou4 pi4 bu4 xiang3 = loud farts don't smell, the really smelly ones are deadly silent

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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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