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Chinese
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to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name) |
leather; skin; fur
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simp. and trad.
(收皮)
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收
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皮
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Etymology
Said to be originated from the gambling game Fan-Tan.
Pronunciation
Verb
收⫽皮 (verb-object) (Cantonese)
- (vulgar) to shut up
- 收皮啦你！ [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― sau1 pei4 laa1 nei5! ― Why don't you shut up!
- (vulgar) to call it a day
- (vulgar) to be done for; to be finished
呢間公司冇乜生意，都應該就快收皮㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
呢间公司冇乜生意，都应该就快收皮㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]- ne1 gaan1 gung1 si1 mou5 mat1 saang1 ji3, dou1 jing1 goi1 zau6 faai3 sau1 pei4 gaa3 laa3.
- Business is slow for this company. It will probably go bankrupt quite soon.
條友係咪已經收咗皮喇？我好似好耐冇聽過佢個名囉喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
条友系咪已经收咗皮喇？我好似好耐冇听过佢个名啰㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]- tiu4 jau5-2 hai6 mai6 ji5 ging1 sau1 zo2 pei4 laa3? ngo5 hou2 ci5 hou2 noi6 mou5 teng1 gwo3 keoi5 go3 meng4-2 lo3 wo3.
- Was that lad done for? I haven't heard about his name for a long time.
- (vulgar) to finish off (someone)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
住口 (“to shut up; to stop talking”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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住口, 住嘴, 閉嘴
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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閉嘴
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| Singapore
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閉嘴, 靜靜
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮
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| Hong Kong
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收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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收聲, 收嗲
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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合嘴
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| Southern Min
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Tainan
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恬去
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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恬
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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恬
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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恬
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| Leizhou
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關喙
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Descendants
References