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The character 屁, denoting flatulence, is etymologically a phono-semantic compound combining the body-related radical 尸 with the phonetic element 比 to indicate sound. Its core meaning has persistently referred to intestinal gas, but across centuries of use, it has also developed a figurative dimension where it conveys contempt or insignificance, as seen in phrases that employ it to label speech or ideas as worthless. This expansion from a literal bodily function to a metaphorical term for nonsense illustrates how the character's usage has adapted within the language while retaining its original structural composition.
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弟弟放了一个屁。
不要在公共场所放屁。
他说的话都是屁话。
那个笑话让我放了个屁。
你刚才放的屁真臭啊！
别听他的，他整天说屁话。
他的理论毫无价值，全是屁。
尽管他试图用科学解释那个屁，但大家还是笑了。