屁 (pì) — (vulgar, noun) fart, flatulence; (vulgar, noun) nonsense, rubbish (figurative)
Definition
A vulgar noun: literally 'fart', but commonly used as a metaphor for 'nonsense' or 'crap' (e.g. 放屁 = talk nonsense). Note that 放屁 means both 'to fart' and 'to talk nonsense'.
noun
(vulgar, noun) fartflatulence(vulgar, noun) nonsenserubbish (figurative)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
- 庇bìlook-alike(bound form) to shelter, protect, shield (used in compounds)
- 僻pìsound-alikesecluded, remote, out of the way (bound form, used in compounds)
- 屈qūlook-aliketo bend (literally, e.g., 屈膝 kneel)
- 届jièlook-alike(classifier) for periodic events (meetings, competitions, elections) and graduating classes
Examples
- 屁。Tā fàng le yí gè pì.He farted.
- 屁，。Tā shuō de dōu shì pì, bié xìn.Everything he said is bullshit; don't believe it.
- 屁，。Zhè huà jiù shì pì, háo wú yì yì.This talk is just crap, totally meaningless.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
屁 pairs 尸, a body-related mark, with 比, which gives its sound.
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