雅痞

Chinese

		elegant	scoundrel; swelling of the liver
trad. (雅痞)		雅	痞
simp. #(雅痞)		雅	痞

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English yuppie.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎpǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄆㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎpǐ [Phonetic: yápǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄆㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎpǐ
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-pʻi³
    • Yale: yǎ-pǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeapii
    • Palladius: япи (japi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

雅痞

1. yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle)