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constipation; lump in the abdomen

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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他是个小子。

Tā shì gè xiǎo pǐ zi.

He is a little ruffian.

子行为不好。

Pǐ zi xíng wéi bù hǎo.

Ruffian behavior is not good.

不要学子做事。

Bù yào xué pǐ zi zuò shì.

Don't learn to do things like a ruffian.

这个电影里有子角色。

Zhè gè diàn yǐng lǐ yǒu pǐ zi jué sè.

There is a ruffian character in this movie.

他说话带着一股气。

Tā shuō huà dài zhe yī gǔ pǐ qì.

He speaks with a rogue-like demeanor.

尽管他有点,但心地善良。

Jǐn guǎn tā yǒu diǎn pǐ, dàn xīn dì shàn liáng.

Although he is a bit rogue-like, he is kind-hearted.

那个子团伙被警察逮捕了。

Nà gè pǐ zi tuán huǒ bèi jǐng chá dài bǔ le.

That gang of ruffians was arrested by the police.

在当代文学中,子形象的演变值得研究。

Zài dāng dài wén xué zhōng, pǐ zi xíng xiàng de yǎn biàn zhí dé yán jiū.

In contemporary literature, the evolution of the ruffian image is worth studying.