Definition
牛皮 literally means 'ox hide' or 'cow skin' and is the standard word for leather. Colloquially, it appears in the expression 吹牛皮 ('to brag'), where 牛皮 alone can refer to boasting. In economics, 牛皮 is also used as a shorthand for 'floating exchange rate' (as in 牛皮汇率), though this sense is highly specialized.
n.
ox hideleather(colloquial) braggingboasting
Examples
- 牛皮。Zhège niú pí bāo zhìliàng hěn hǎo.This leather bag is of good quality.
- ，。Tā zǒng ài chuī niú pí, bié xìn tā de huà.He always likes to brag — don't believe him.
- 牛皮。Tā mǎi le yì shuāng niú pí xié.She bought a pair of leather shoes.
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