piu5剽

Jyutpingpiu5

Yalepíuh

Definition

To rob or plagiarize; nimble or swift.

to rob; to plunder
to plagiarize; to copy
swift; nimble; agile

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How it's used

This character is almost exclusively used in formal or literary contexts, particularly in the compound 剽竊 for plagiarism. You will rarely hear it in casual spoken Cantonese, as people prefer using 偷 or 抄 for stealing or copying. It carries a strong negative connotation of intellectual theft rather than physical robbery.

Examples

keoi5佢se2寫go2嗰pin1篇man4文hai6係piu5剽sit3竊faan1返lai4嚟㗎。

The article he wrote was plagiarized.

le1呢zung3種hang4行wai4為gaan2簡zik6直hai6係piu5剽sit3竊cong3創ji3意。

This kind of behavior is simply stealing ideas.

Common phrases

piu5剽sit3竊

to plagiarize

fierce and nimble

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for 飄, which means to float or drift, because they look similar. Ensure you distinguish the radical 彳 from the radical 示 to avoid confusion in writing.