Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
肥佬
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua) fatty; fat man (Classifier: 個／个 c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
胖子 (“fat person; fatty”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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胖子, 大塊頭
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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胖子
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| Taiwan
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胖子
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| Singapore
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胖子, 小胖
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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胖子
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| Xuzhou
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肥賊
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Ürümqi
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胖子, 胖德拉斯, 胖豬 derogatory
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Liuzhou
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肥佬 man, 肥婆 woman, 肥崽 child
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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胖子, 大塊頭
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| Yangzhou
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胖子, 大塊頭
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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阿肥, 肥佬 man, 肥仔 boy, 肥仔嘜 boy, 肥婆 woman, 肥妹 girl
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| Hong Kong
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肥佬 man, 肥仔 boy, 肥仔嘜 boy, 肥婆 woman, 肥妹 girl
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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肥佬
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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肥佬
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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肥佬
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| Taishan
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肥仔
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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肥人, 肥佬 man, 肥仔 boy, 肥婆 woman, 肥女 girl
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| Dongguan
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肥佬 man, 𦛚仔 boy, 肥仔 boy, 肥婆 woman
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| Rongxian
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肥佬
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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肥佬
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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肥佬
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| Guiping
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肥佬
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| Guiping (Mule)
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肥佬
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| Pingnan
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肥佬
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| Guigang (Gangcheng)
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肥佬
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| Guigang (Pingdong)
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肥佬
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| Beihai
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肥佬
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| Beihai (Nankang)
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肥佬
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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肥佬
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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肥佬
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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肥佬
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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肥佬
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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肥佬, 肥仔
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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肥仔 male, 肥婆 woman
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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肥佬
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| Móng Cái
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肥佬
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| Bangkok (Guangfu)
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肥佬
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| Betong (Rongxian)
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肥佬
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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胖子
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| Lichuan
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胖子
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| Pingxiang
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壯牯
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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肥牯仔, 肥牯四, 阿肥, 肥婆 woman
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| Xingning
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肥牯哩, 肥⿱人胖牯 boy, 肥婆 woman, 肥嫲 woman, 肥⿱人胖嫲 woman
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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肥佬 man, 肥仔 boy, 肥婆 woman
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| Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)
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𦛚仔, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)
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𦛚仔, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)
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肥佬, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)
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肥佬, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
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肥佬, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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肥仔, 𦛚女 woman, 肥女 woman, 肥婆 woman
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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肥佬
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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肥仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)
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肥佬, 𦛚仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
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肥佬, 肥仔, 肥牯伊, 𦛚牯伊, 肥婆 woman
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| Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)
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肥佬, 肥仔, 𦛚牯哎, 肥婆 woman
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| Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
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𦛚牯仔, 𦛚牯蒂, 𦛚嫲 woman
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| Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)
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𦛚仔
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| Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
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肥佬, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)
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肥仔, 肥佬, 肥婆 woman
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| Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)
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肥仔, 肥婆 woman
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| Yudu
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肥牯子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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大箍牯
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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大箍仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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大箍牯
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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大箍牯
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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大箍牯
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| Hong Kong
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肥佬
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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肥仔
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| Bangkok (Jiexi)
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大肥
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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大塊頭子
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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肉頭
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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肥仔, 肥仔豨 derogatory
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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阿肥, 阿肥豬 derogatory, 豬母 woman
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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肥的
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| Quanzhou
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肥的
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| Jinjiang
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肥的
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| Zhangzhou
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肥的
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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阿肥, 肥的, 肥豬 derogatory, 大肥豬 derogatory
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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阿肥, 肥仔
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| Chaozhou
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大肥
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| Shantou
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肥囝
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| Jieyang
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肥囝
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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肥佬, 大肥
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| Chiang Mai (Teochew)
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大肥, 肥佬
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| Hat Yai (Teochew)
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大肥
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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肥囝
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| Leizhou
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妃肥
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| Haikou
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妚肥爹 boy, 妚肥囝 boy, 妚肥姩 woman
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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肥佬, 肥崽, 肥婆 woman
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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大塊頭, 爛大塊頭
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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大塊頭
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| Suzhou
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大塊頭
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| Danyang
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胖豬 derogatory
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| Hangzhou
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大塊頭
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| Ningbo
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大塊頭, 大胖嘵豬 derogatory, 大阿福 child
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| Wenzhou
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阿壯兒 derogatory, 大朦 derogatory
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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棉花包
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Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of English fail.
Pronunciation
Verb
肥佬
- (Cantonese, intransitive) to fail a test, an exam, etc.
我發覺香港教師嘅精神狀況唔係好妥，冇辦法，以前做呢行勉強都算係鐵飯碗，但時勢唔同喇，依家郁啲就話縮班殺校，仲搞埋啲基準試令到教師露晒餡肥晒佬，真係師嚴何在呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
我发觉香港教师嘅精神状况唔系好妥，冇办法，以前做呢行勉强都算系铁饭碗，但时势唔同喇，依家郁啲就话缩班杀校，仲搞埋啲基准试令到教师露晒馅肥晒佬，真系师严何在呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]- ngo5 faat3 gok3 hoeng1 gong2 gaau3 si1 ge3 zing1 san4 zong6 fong3 m4 hai6 hou2 to5, mou5 baan6 faat3, ji5 cin4 zou6 ni1 hong4 min5 koeng5 dou1 syun3 hai6 tit3 faan6 wun2, daan6 si4 sai3 m4 tung4 laa3, ji1 gaa1 juk1 di1 zau6 waa6 suk1 baan1 saat3 haau6, zung6 gaau2 maai4 di1 gei1 zeon2 si5 ling6 dou3 gaau3 si1 lou6 saai3 haam6-2 fei4 saai3 lou2, zan1 hai6 si1 jim4 ho4 zoi6 aa3! [Jyutping]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (Cantonese, transitive) to fail someone; to give someone a failing grade
之後威脅同學話一定會肥佢佬。 [Cantonese, trad.]
之后威胁同学话一定会肥佢佬。 [Cantonese, simp.]- zi1 hau6 wai1 hip3 tung4 hok6 waa6 jat1 ding6 wui5 fei4 keoi5 lou2. [Jyutping]
- Then, he threatened the student that he would definitely fail him.
2017 October 12, 爸巴把罷拔 (#32163), “IVE d老師好狗 #11”, in LIHKG[2], archived from the original on 31 March 2025:
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