Definition
放屁 is a colloquial separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to fart' literally, and 'to talk nonsense' figuratively. As a separable verb, you can insert measure words, numbers, or modifiers between 放 and 屁, e.g., 放了一个屁 ('let one fart'). The figurative sense is very common in everyday speech to dismiss what someone says as nonsense or rubbish.
v.o.
to fart(figurative) to talk nonsenseto bullshit
Examples
- 。Tā fàng le yí ge chòu pì.He let out a stinky fart.
- ，放屁。Nǐ bié tīng tā de, tā quán shì zài fàng pì.Don't listen to him, he's just talking nonsense.
- 放屁。Zhè zhǒng shuōfǎ jiǎnzhí shì fàng pì.This kind of statement is simply bullshit.
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