Cantonese words starting with P

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depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)

pei4 hoi1 juk6 zaan6

皮開肉綻皮开肉绽

flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)

carapace; also pr. [pi2 ke2]

皮欽語皮钦语

mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail; fig. valiant soldier

Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1] and a major figure in it

(noun) X tens of thousands of dollars (usually prefixed by a number)

Pierre, capital of South Dakota

皮爾森皮尔森

Pearson (family name as well as various places)

benefit; profit

pei4 jing2 hei3

皮影戲皮影戏

tired; exhausted

(coll.) to need a spanking

skin and flesh; the physical body

皮肉錢皮肉钱

money from prostitution [colloquial]

pei4 juk6 zi1 fu2

pei4 jyu1 ban1 ming6

疲於奔命疲于奔命

(idiom) terribly busy

tired and feeble

Pi county in Jiangsu

Pi County, established during the Qin dynasty after the conquest of the ancient Shu Kingdom, historically known for its cultural heritage, strategic location, and culinary contributions, administratively reorganized in 2016 as Pidu District 郫都區|郫都区[Pi2 du1 Qu1], a suburban district of Chengdu, Sichuan

Pi county in Sichuan

皮卡爾皮卡尔

(loanword) pickup truck

ball (made of rubber, leather etc)

(literary) tired; (economics) weak

naughty; impudent

fatigue; weariness

pei4 lou4 zing3

疲勞症疲劳症

spoonbill (wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae)

outer skin; leather cover (of a book); leather upper (of a shoe)

picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s

fur; skin and hair; superficial knowledge

pei4 ngaau5 beng6

tick-bite sickness

pei4 ngoi6 soeng1

皮外傷皮外伤

superficial wound

pei4 nok6 cit3 dak6

皮諾切特皮诺切特

General Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean dictator

皮埃爾皮埃尔

loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)

pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard

pei4 paa4 bit6 pou5

琵琶別抱琵琶别抱

to abandon an old lover to go for a new lover

Pei Pa Koa, proprietary cough syrup made with traditional Chinese herbs

(fruit) loquats