嬉皮
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See also: 西皮
Chinese
| amusement | leather; skin; fur | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嬉皮) | 嬉 | 皮 | |
| simp. #(嬉皮) | 嬉 | 皮 | |
| alternative forms | 嬉痞 | ||
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English hippie, influenced by native Chinese 嬉皮笑臉／嬉皮笑脸 (xīpíxiàoliǎn, “smiling ingratiatingly and frivolously”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄆㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sipí
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-pʻi2
- Yale: syī-pí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shipyi
- Palladius: сипи (sipi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵/
- Homophones:
嬉皮
西皮
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hei1 pei4
- Yale: hēi pèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei1 pei4
- Guangdong Romanization: héi1 péi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
嬉皮
Synonyms
- 嬉皮士 (xīpíshì)