收皮
Chinese
to receive; to accept; to collect to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name) |
leather; skin; fur | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (收皮) |
收 | 皮 | |
Etymology
Said to be originated from the gambling game Fan-Tan.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sau1 pei4
- Yale: sāu pèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: sau1 pei4
- Guangdong Romanization: seo1 péi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
收⫽皮 (verb-object) (Cantonese)
- (vulgar) to shut up
- 收皮啦你! [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― sau1 pei4 laa1 nei5! [Jyutping] ― Why don't you shut up!
- (vulgar) to call it a day
- (vulgar) to be done for; to be finished
- (vulgar) to finish off (someone)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 住口 (“to shut up; to stop talking”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 住口, 住嘴, 閉嘴 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 閉嘴 |
| Taiwan | 閉嘴 | |
| Malaysia | 恬, 收皮 vulgar, 閉嘴 | |
| Singapore | 閉嘴, 靜靜 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 閉嘴 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮 vulgar |
| Hong Kong | 收聲, 收口, 收嗲, 收皮 vulgar | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 收聲, 收嗲, 收皮 vulgar, 恬, 恬柒 vulgar | |
| Ipoh (Guangfu) | 收聲, 恬 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 收聲, 收嗲 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 合嘴 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 恬去 |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 恬 | |
| Leizhou | 關喙 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 關脫 |
Descendants
- → English: collect skin (calque)