屁

pì
尸 + 比

Definitions

pì (noun,verb) fart; flatulence
pì (noun) nonsense; rubbish

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 尸 represents the meaning and 比 represents the sound.

Semantic: 尸 Phonetic: 比

About

The character 屁 is a phonosemantic compound formed by the radical 尸, depicting a squatting human body, and the phonetic component 比 (bǐ) below it. Its primary literal sense is flatulence (intestinal gas expelled from the body), and it is also used for the buttocks or rear end. In addition to these meanings, 屁 has acquired a productive and very colloquial vulgar usage, signifying something utterly worthless, trifling, or nonsensical. It frequently appears in slang to dismiss what someone says as rubbish, to stress how insignificant something is, or to add intensity to a negative statement about a particular situation.

Example Sentences Hide

弟弟放了一个屁。

Dìdi fàng le yī gè pì.

Little brother farted.

不要在公共场所放屁。

Bùyào zài gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ fàng pì.

Don't fart in public places.

他说的话都是屁话。

Tā shuō de huà dōu shì pìhuà.

What he said is all nonsense.

那个笑话让我放了个屁。

Nàge xiàohua ràng wǒ fàng le gè pì.

That joke made me fart.

你刚才放的屁真臭啊！

Nǐ gāngcái fàng de pì zhēn chòu a!

The fart you just let out is really smelly!

别听他的，他整天说屁话。

Bié tīng tā de, tā zhěngtiān shuō pìhuà.

Don't listen to him, he talks nonsense all day.

他的理论毫无价值，全是屁。

Tā de lǐlùn háo wú jiàzhí, quán shì pì.

His theory has no value, it's all nonsense.

尽管他试图用科学解释那个屁，但大家还是笑了。

Jǐnguǎn tā shìtú yòng kēxué jiěshì nàgè pì, dàn dàjiā háishì xiào le.

Even though he tried to explain that fart scientifically, everyone still laughed.

Related Characters

Component: 尸

展 局 属 尼 居 层 户 屋 尾 尸 届 屈 卢 履

Component: 比

比 批 毕 皆 昆 鹿 毙 庇 毗 琵 砒 吡 毖 纰

Example Words

屁股 屁事 屁屁 屁眼 屁话 屁颠屁颠 打屁股 拍马屁 放屁 狗屁 臭屁 马屁 嗝屁 小屁孩 屁民 屁滚尿流 屁眼儿 屁精 闷屁 打屁 擦屁股 烟屁股 响屁 马屁精