收皮
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Chinese[edit]
to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name) |
leather; skin; fur | ||
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simp. and trad. (收皮) |
收 | 皮 |
Etymology[edit]
Said to be originated from the gambling game Fan-Tan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sau1 pei4
- Yale: sāu pèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau1 pei4
- Guangdong Romanization: seo1 péi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb[edit]
收⫽皮 (verb-object) (Cantonese)
- (vulgar) to shut up
- 收皮啦你! [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― sau1 pei4 laa1 nei5! [Jyutping] ― Why don't you shut up!
- (vulgar) to call it a day
- (vulgar) to be done for; to be finished
- (vulgar) to finish off (someone)
Synonyms[edit]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 住口, 住嘴, 閉嘴 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 閉嘴 |
Mandarin | Singapore | 閉嘴, 靜靜 |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮 |
Hong Kong | 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 收聲, 收嗲 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 合嘴 |
Southern Min | Tainan | 恬去 |
Penang (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
Leizhou | 關喙 |
Descendants[edit]
- → English: collect skin (calque)