薄皮

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Chinese

		thin; slight; meagre thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint	leather; skin; fur
trad. (薄皮)		薄	皮
simp. ^#(薄皮)		薄	皮

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): po̍h-phê / po̍h-phêr / po̍h-phôe

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po̍h-phê
  - Tâi-lô: po̍h-phê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poiqphee
  - IPA (Xiamen): /po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po̍h-phêr
  - Tâi-lô: po̍h-phêr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /po(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: po̍h-phôe
  - Tâi-lô: po̍h-phuê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poiqphoee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

Adjective

薄皮

(Hokkien) having thin skin (of a fruit, etc.)
(Hokkien) sensitive about one's reputation; afraid of losing face and being looked down upon

Synonyms

(sensitive about one's reputation): 愛面子／爱面子 (ài miànzi)

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