老脾

Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
 spleen
trad. (老脾) 老 脾
simp. #(老脾) 老 脾

Etymology

老 (lou5, “prefix for nouns with negative impressions or connotations”) + Short for 脾氣／脾气 (pei4 hei3)

Pronunciation

Noun

老脾

  1. (Cantonese, informal) temper
    唔係幾好老脾 [Cantonese, trad.]
    唔系几好老脾 [Cantonese, simp.]
    m4 hai6 gei2 hou2 lou5 pei4-2 [Jyutping]
    not very good-tempered

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