潑皮

See also: 溌皮

Chinese

Pronunciation

		splash; to spill; violent	leather; skin; fur
trad. (潑皮)		潑	皮
simp. (泼皮)		泼	皮

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pōpí

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛ ㄆㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pōpí
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛ ㄆㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: popí
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo¹-pʻi²
    • Yale: pwō-pí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: popyi
    • Palladius: попи (popi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵/

Noun

潑皮

1. gangster; scoundrel; ruffian

   • 智深喝道：「你那眾潑皮，快扶那鳥上來，我便饒你眾人！」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     智深喝道：「你那众泼皮，快扶那鸟上来，我便饶你众人！」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE

     Zhìshēn hē dào: “Nǐ nà zhòng pōpí, kuài fú nà diǎo shànglái, wǒ biàn ráo nǐ zhòngrén!” [Pinyin]

     Lu Zhishen shouted, “You scoundrels, lift that jerk up (from the latrine pit) and I'll forgive you guys!”

Japanese

Kanji in this term
潑	皮
はつ > はっ Hyōgaiji	ひ > ぴ Grade: 3
kan'on

Alternative spelling
溌皮 (extended shinjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はっぴ [háꜜppì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠p̚ʲpʲi]

Noun

潑(はっ)皮(ぴ) • (happi) ^{←はつぴ (fatupi)?}

1. (literary) rogue, scoundrel

   Synonyms: ごろつき (gorotsuki), ならず者 (narazumono)

   • 1923, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Taishō 12-nen 9-gatsu tsuitachi no Daishin ni Sai shite‎^[1]:

     自(し)然(ぜん)は人(にん)間(げん)に冷(れい)淡(たん)なり。大(たい)震(しん)はブウルジヨアとプロレタリアとを分(わか)たず。猛(まう)火(くわ)は仁(じん)人(じん)と潑(はつ)皮(ぴ)とを分(わか)たず。

     Shizen wa ningen ni reitan nari. Taishin wa būrujoa to puroretaria to o wakatazu. Mōka wa jinjin to happi to o wakatazu.

     Nature is indifferent to human beings. The great earthquake struck without separating bourgeois from proletarians. The roaring flames struck without separating benevolent people from rogues.

Korean

Hanja in this term
潑	皮

Noun

潑皮 • (balpi) (hangeul 발피)

1. Hanja form^? of 발피.