潑皮

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See also: 溌皮

Chinese

Pronunciation

		splash; to spill; violent	leather; skin; fur
trad. (潑皮)		潑	皮
simp. (泼皮)		泼	皮

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pōpí

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄛㄆㄧˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pōpí
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄛㄆㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: popí
  - Wade–Giles: pʻo¹-pʻi²
  - Yale: pwō-pí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: popyi
  - Palladius: попи (popi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵/

Noun

潑皮

gangster; scoundrel; ruffian
- 智深喝道：「你那眾潑皮，快扶那鳥上來，我便饒你眾人！」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  智深喝道：「你那众泼皮，快扶那鸟上来，我便饶你众人！」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE
  Zhìshēn hē dào: “Nǐ nà zhòng pōpí, kuài fú nà diǎo shànglái, wǒ biàn ráo nǐ zhòngrén!”
  Lu Zhishen shouted, “You scoundrels, lift that jerk up (from the latrine pit) and I'll forgive you guys!”

Japanese

Kanji in this term
潑	皮
はつ > はっ Hyōgai	ひ > ぴ Grade: 3
kan'on

Alternative spelling
溌皮 (extended shinjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はっぴ (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

潑(はっ)皮(ぴ) • (happi) ^{←はつぴ (fatupi)^?}

(literary) rogue, scoundrel
Synonyms: ごろつき (gorotsuki), ならず者 (narazumono)
- 1923, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Taishō 12-nen 9-gatsu tsuitachi no Daishin ni Sai shite‎:
  
  自(し)然(ぜん)は人(にん)間(げん)に冷(れい)淡(たん)なり。大(たい)震(しん)はブウルジヨアとプロレタリアとを分(わか)たず。猛(まう)火(くわ)は仁(じん)人(じん)と潑(はつ)皮(ぴ)とを分(わか)たず。
  Shizen wa ningen ni reitan nari. Taishin wa būrujoa to puroretaria to o wakatazu. Mōka wa jinjin to happi to o wakatazu.
  Nature is indifferent to human beings. The great earthquake struck without separating bourgeois from proletarians. The roaring flames struck without separating benevolent people from rogues.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
潑	皮

Noun

潑皮 • (balpi) (hangeul 발피)

hanja form^? of 발피

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