皮肉

Chinese

leather; skin; fur meat; flesh
simp. and trad.
(皮肉)
anagram 肉皮

Pronunciation


Noun

皮肉

  1. (literal) skin and flesh
  2. (figurative) body; corpus
    皮肉之苦  ―  píròuzhīkǔ  ―  corporal suffering
  3. (figurative) selling one's body; prostitution

Synonyms

  • (body):

Derived terms

  • 拿皮肉往外人身上貼 / 拿皮肉往外人身上贴
  • 皮肉之傷 / 皮肉之伤
  • 皮肉之苦
  • 皮肉生意 (píròu shēngyì)
  • 皮肉生涯

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
にく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(にく) • (hiniku-na (adnominal ()(にく) (hiniku na), adverbial ()(にく) (hiniku ni))

  1. ironic

Inflection

Noun

()(にく) • (hiniku

  1. irony
  2. sarcasm

Derived terms