pek3 si2劈屎
Jyutpingpek3 si2
Yalepek sí
Definition
A pile of feces; a useless person.
- vulgara pile of feces
- vulgara useless, incompetent, or good-for-nothing person
slangpeoplevulgar
How it's used
Used primarily as a harsh insult to describe someone who is incompetent, lazy, or generally worthless. While it literally refers to a pile of excrement, it functions as a strong derogatory label for a person. It carries a much more aggressive and vulgar tone than simply calling someone useless.
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pek3劈pekExamples
You work so slowly, you are basically a piece of trash.
That guy is always slacking off, he is truly a useless person.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in any formal or professional setting, as it is highly offensive and vulgar. Do not confuse it with 屎, which is just the generic term for feces; 劈屎 specifically emphasizes the quantity or the pathetic nature of the object or person being described.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
