Usage of the character 皮

green train (slow, noisy, unairconditioned train with forest green livery and yellow trim that ran on the Chinese railway system from the 1950s, phased out in the early 21st century)

jiǎzhǒngpí

假种皮

[假種皮]

aril (botany)

shāpígǒu

沙皮狗

[沙皮狗]

Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)

Nánpíxiàn

南皮县

[南皮縣]

Nanpi county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

qùpízhòng

去皮重

[去皮重]

to tare

pízhìchún

皮质醇

[皮質醇]

cortisol

písàbǐng

皮萨饼

[皮薩餅]

pizza (loanword)

dùpíwǔ

肚皮舞

[肚皮舞]

belly dance

Pí'ěrsēn

皮尔森

[皮爾森]

Pearson (family name as well as various places)

pífūkē

皮肤科

[皮膚科]

dermatology

dàfùpí

大腹皮

[大腹皮]

husk of betel nut 檳榔／槟榔 (bīnglang)

píxiéjiàng

皮鞋匠

[皮鞋匠]

shoemaker

yǎpíshì

雅皮士

[雅皮士]

yuppie (loanword)
young urban professional, 1980s slang

niúpíxuǎn

牛皮癣

[牛皮癬]

psoriasis

Píshān Xiàn

皮山县

[皮山縣]

Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區／和田地区 ( Hétián Dìqū), Xinjiang

chěpítiáo

扯皮条

[扯皮條]

see 拉皮條／拉皮条 (lāpítiáo)

Pí'āi'ěr

皮埃尔

[皮埃爾]

Pierre (name)

Huīpínuò

灰皮诺

[灰皮諾]

Pinot gris (grape type)
Pinot grigio

pífūbìng

皮肤病

[皮膚病]

dermatosis

xiàngpíqiú

橡皮球

[橡皮球]

rubber ball

rènpíbù

韧皮部

[韌皮部]

phloem

liǎnpíhòu

脸皮厚

[臉皮厚]

brazen

píhuátǐng

皮划艇

[皮劃艇]

canoe
kayak

xióngpímào

熊皮帽

[熊皮帽]

bearskin hat

Hēipínuò

黑皮诺

[黑皮諾]

Pinot noir (grape type)

hòuliǎnpí

厚脸皮

[厚臉皮]

brazen
shameless
impudent
cheek
thick-skinned

xiàngpíxiàn

橡皮线

[橡皮線]

wire (sheathed in rubber)
cable

pítǎbǐng

皮塔饼

[皮塔餅]

pita bread (Middle eastern flat bread) (loanword)

Apíyà

阿皮亚

[阿皮亞]

Apia, capital of the Independent State of Samoa

pídàikòu

皮带扣

[皮帶釦]

belt buckle

guāpímào

瓜皮帽

[瓜皮帽]

Chinese skullcap resembling the skin of half a watermelon

Píkèlín

皮克林

[皮克林]

Pickering (name)

báipíshū

白皮书

[白皮書]

white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)
white book

lùpíxuē

鹿皮靴

[鹿皮靴]

moccasins

lāpítiáo

拉皮条

[拉皮條]

to procure
to act as pimp

Píkèsī

皮克斯

[皮克斯]

Pixar Animation Studios

yángpízhǐ

羊皮纸

[羊皮紙]

parchment

shūpír

书皮儿

[書皮兒]

erhua variant of 書皮／书皮 (shūpí)

niúpízhǐ

牛皮纸

[牛皮紙]

kraft paper

píyázi

皮牙子

[皮牙子]

(dialect) onion (loanword from Uyghur "piyaz")

chòupínáng

臭皮囊

[臭皮囊]

this mortal flesh

làipígǒu

癞皮狗

[癩皮狗]

mangy dog
(fig.) loathsome person

chuīniúpí

吹牛皮

[吹牛皮]

to boast
to talk big

yīdùpí

一肚皮

[一肚皮]

bellyful (of sth)
full of (sth)

xiàngpícā

橡皮擦

[橡皮擦]

eraser
rubber
CL:塊／块 (kuài)

Píkǎ'ěr

皮卡尔

[皮卡爾]

Picard (name)

lüpíshū

绿皮书

[綠皮書]

green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)

guāpídāo

刮皮刀

[刮皮刀]

peeler
potato peeler

píyǐngxì

皮影戏

[皮影戲]

shadow play

miànbāopí

面包皮

[麵包皮]

crust

Mòlāpí

默拉皮

[默拉皮]

Merapi (volcano on Java)

pígéshāng

皮革商

[皮革商]

fellmonger
a dealer who works with animal hides and skins

làipíbìng

癞皮病

[癩皮病]

pellagra
scabies

píxiéyóu

皮鞋油

[皮鞋油]

shoe polish

gēbāopí

割包皮

[割包皮]

to circumcise

mǔdanpí

牡丹皮

[牡丹皮]

root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM)

Nàpí'ěr

纳皮尔

[納皮爾]

Napier (name)
John Napier (1550-1617), Scottish mathematician, inventor of logarithms
Napier, city in New Zealand

xiàngpígāo

橡皮膏

[橡皮膏]

sticking plaster
adhesive bandage

Luòpítǎ

洛皮塔

[洛皮塔]

Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant

tīpíqiú

踢皮球

[踢皮球]

to kick a ball around
(fig.) to mutually shirk responsibility
to pass the buck

niúpícài

牛皮菜

[牛皮菜]

chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet

āopòpí

凹朴皮

[凹朴皮]

bark of tulip tree (TCM)
Cortex Liriodendri

píqīnyǔ

皮钦语

[皮欽語]

pidgin

tóupíxiè

头皮屑

[頭皮屑]

dandruff

shuāngyǎnpí

双眼皮

[雙眼皮]

double eyelid

píwàishāng

皮外伤

[皮外傷]

superficial wound
a bruise

bāopíqián

剥皮钳

[剝皮鉗]

wire stripper

xiàngpíjīn

橡皮筋

[橡皮筋]

rubber band

yǎnpízi

眼皮子

[眼皮子]

eyelid

pízhīxiàn

皮脂腺

[皮脂腺]

sebaceous glands

xīpíshì

嬉皮士

[嬉皮士]

hippie (loanword)

dānyǎnpí

单眼皮

[單眼皮]

single eyelid

yǎnshǔpí

鼹鼠皮

[鼴鼠皮]

moleskin

shépíguǒ

蛇皮果

[蛇皮果]

salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)

pítiáokè

皮条客

[皮條客]

pimp

liǎnpíbáo

脸皮薄

[臉皮薄]

thin-skinned
sensitive

qīpíxié

漆皮鞋

[漆皮鞋]

patent leather shoes

pínàtǎ

皮纳塔

[皮納塔]

(loanword) piñata

xiàngpíní

橡皮泥

[橡皮泥]

plasticine
modeling clay

shuānpílì

栓皮栎

[栓皮櫟]

Chinese cork oak (Quercus variabilis)

cāopíbìng

糙皮病

[糙皮病]

pellagra (medicine)

qiàopihuà

俏皮话

[俏皮話]

witticism
wisecrack
sarcastic remark
double entendre

chǎodìpí

炒地皮

[炒地皮]

to speculate in building land

jīpígēda

鸡皮疙瘩

[雞皮疙瘩]

goose pimples
goose bumps

hùxiāngchěpí

互相扯皮

[互相扯皮]

to pass the buck
to shirk responsibility

fāngkuàicǎopí

方块草皮

[方塊草皮]

divot (golf)

tòupítànjū

透皮炭疽

[透皮炭疽]

cutaneous anthrax

jípídòngwù

棘皮动物

[棘皮動物]

echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc

fǎngyángpízhǐ

仿羊皮纸

[仿羊皮紙]

imitation parchment

shíxīnpíqiú

实心皮球

[實心皮球]

medicine ball

chéngpíguǒjiàng

橙皮果酱

[橙皮果醬]

(orange) marmalade

yǎnpídǐxia

眼皮底下

[眼皮底下]

in front of one's eyes

shuǎzuǐpízi

耍嘴皮子

[耍嘴皮子]

to talk glibly
to talk big
to be all talk

júpízǔzhī

橘皮组织

[橘皮組織]

cellulite

xīpíxiàoliǎn

嘻皮笑脸

[嘻皮笑臉]

see 嬉皮笑臉／嬉皮笑脸 (xīpíxiàoliǎn)

yìngzhetóupí

硬着头皮

[硬著頭皮]

to brace oneself to do sth
to put a bold face on it
to summon up courage
to force oneself to

gǒupígāoyao

狗皮膏药

[狗皮膏藥]

dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc
quack medicine
sham goods

xīpíxiàoliǎn

嬉皮笑脸

[嬉皮笑臉]

all smiles
smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly

Pínuòqiētè

皮诺切特

[皮諾切特]

General Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean dictator

sǐpílàiliǎn

死皮赖脸

[死皮賴臉]

brazen faced (idiom); shameless

báipíshānchún

白皮杉醇

[白皮杉醇]

piceatannol C14H12O4

yǎnpíziqiǎn

眼皮子浅

[眼皮子淺]

short-sighted

shíròuqǐnpí

食肉寝皮

[食肉寢皮]

to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb
implacable hatred
to have sb's guts for garters

méiyǒuliǎnpí

没有脸皮

[沒有臉皮]

ashamed
embarrassed
not having the face (to meet people)
not daring (out of shame)

dòngzuǐpír

动嘴皮儿

[動嘴皮兒]

erhua variant of 動嘴皮／动嘴皮 (dòngzuǐpí)

mózuǐpízi

磨嘴皮子

[磨嘴皮子]

to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
to talk incessant nonsense
blah blah

tuōpídiàoròu

脱皮掉肉

[脫皮掉肉]

lit. to shed skin, drop flesh
to work as hard as possible
to work one's butt off

Pítèlākè

皮特拉克

[皮特拉克]

Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Italian scholar and lyric poet, famous for sonnets

pídàichuándòng

皮带传动

[皮帶傳動]

a leather drive belt

jīmáosuànpí

鸡毛蒜皮

[雞毛蒜皮]

lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
fig. trivial (matter)

xìpínènròu

细皮嫩肉

[細皮嫩肉]

soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
smooth-skinned

tiáopídǎodàn

调皮捣蛋

[調皮搗蛋]

naughty; mischievous; to act up

niánpízhuógǔ

粘皮著骨

[粘皮著骨]

see 粘皮帶骨／粘皮带骨 (niánpídàigǔ)

píbāogōngsī

皮包公司

[皮包公司]

lit. briefcase company
dummy corporation
shell company
fly-by-night company

niánpídàigǔ

粘皮带骨

[粘皮帶骨]

(old) (idiom) muddled; indecisive; plodding

píxiàzhùshè

皮下注射

[皮下注射]

hypodermic injection; subcutaneous injection

Pèipíní'áng

佩皮尼昂

[佩皮尼昂]

Perpignan (city in France)

fūpímiànbāo

麸皮面包

[麩皮麵包]

whole-wheat bread

bāopíhuánqiē

包皮环切

[包皮環切]

circumcision

yǔhǔ-móupí

与虎谋皮

[與虎謀皮]

lit. to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); fig. to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests

jùzhuàngpícéng

距状皮层

[距狀皮層]

calcarine

pífúlóuniú

皮弗娄牛

[皮弗婁牛]

beefalo (cross between domestic cattle and bison)

bīngpíyuèbǐng

冰皮月饼

[冰皮月餅]

snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)

bāofupír

包袱皮儿

[包袱皮兒]

wrapping cloth

píròuzhīkǔ

皮肉之苦

[皮肉之苦]

physical pain
lit. skin and flesh suffer

píkāiròuzhàn

皮开肉绽

[皮開肉綻]

flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)

xiàopòdùpí

笑破肚皮

[笑破肚皮]

to split one's sides laughing

hǔpíyīngwǔ

虎皮鹦鹉

[虎皮鸚鵡]

budgerigar

lüèzhīpímáo

略知皮毛

[略知皮毛]

slight knowledge of sth
superficial acquaintance with a subject
a smattering

píbāogǔtóu

皮包骨头

[皮包骨頭]

to be all skin and bones (idiom)
also written 皮包骨 (píbāogǔ)

dòngzuǐpízi

动嘴皮子

[動嘴皮子]

see 動嘴皮／动嘴皮 (dòngzuǐpí)

sīpòliǎnpí

撕破脸皮

[撕破臉皮]

see 撕破臉／撕破脸 (sīpòliǎn)

gǒuchěyángpí

狗扯羊皮

[狗扯羊皮]

to fuss around
to buzz about uselessly
to wag one's tongue

yǔhú-móupí

与狐谋皮

[與狐謀皮]

(idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression 與虎謀皮／与虎谋皮 (yuhu-mǒupi))

méiliǎnméipí

没脸没皮

[沒臉沒皮]

shameless
brazen

yángzhìhǔpí

羊质虎皮

[羊質虎皮]

lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)
fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance
braggart

mópòzuǐpí

磨破嘴皮

[磨破嘴皮]

to talk until one is blue in the face

chóngyǎnpír

重眼皮儿

[重眼皮兒]

double eyelid
epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people)

hóngniúpícài

红牛皮菜

[紅牛皮菜]

chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet

shènshàngxiànpízhì

肾上腺皮质

[腎上腺皮質]

adrenal cortex

yǎnpízidǐxià

眼皮子底下

[眼皮子底下]

right in front of sb's eyes
right under sb's nose
current
at the moment

píhuátǐngjìngshuǐ

皮划艇静水

[皮劃艇靜水]

canoe-kayak flatwater

qián'éyèpízhì

前额叶皮质

[前額葉皮質]

prefrontal cortex (PFC)

Luòpítǎpùbù

洛皮塔瀑布

[洛皮塔瀑布]

Lawpita Falls on the Balu Chaung river, location of Myanmar's biggest hydroelectric plant

tángpízhìjīsù

糖皮质激素

[糖皮質激素]

glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)

pídàiyùnshūjī

皮带运输机

[皮帶運輸機]

belt conveyor

bāopíhuánqiēshù

包皮环切术

[包皮環切術]

circumcision

pízhìlèigùchún

皮质类固醇

[皮質類固醇]

corticosteroid

pífūjīròunáng

皮肤肌肉囊

[皮膚肌肉囊]

dermo-muscular sac

rénxīngédùpí

人心隔肚皮

[人心隔肚皮]

there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)

píxiàoròubùxiào

皮笑肉不笑

[皮笑肉不笑]

to put on a fake smile (idiom)
to smile insincerely

biǎopíbōtuōsù

表皮剥脱素

[表皮剝脫素]

exotoxin

mópòzuǐpízi

磨破嘴皮子

[磨破嘴皮子]

to wear out one's lips (idiom)
to talk until one is blue in the face
to repeat again and again

Sīpí'ěrbógé

斯皮尔伯格

[斯皮爾伯格]

Steven Spielberg (1946-), US film director

lādàqízuòhǔpí

拉大旗作虎皮

[拉大旗作虎皮]

lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
fig. to borrow sb's prestige
to take the name of a great cause as a shield

Pítèkǎi'ēn Qúndǎo

皮特凯恩群岛

[皮特凱恩群島]

Pitcairn Islands

pícéngxiàshīyǔzhèng

皮层下失语症

[皮層下失語症]

subcortical aphasia

pícéngxìngshìsǔnshāng

皮层性视损伤

[皮層性視損傷]

cortical visual impairment (CVI)

yánpízhìlèigùchún

盐皮质类固醇

[鹽皮質類固醇]

mineralocorticoid (e.g. aldosterone)

qiánbùpícéngxiàsǔnshāng

前部皮层下损伤

[前部皮層下損傷]

anterior subcortical lesions

Bùlánnī· Sīpí'ěrsī

布兰妮·斯皮尔斯

[布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯]

Britney Spears (1981-), US pop singer

Shèngpí'āi'ěrhé Mìkèlóng

圣皮埃尔和密克隆

[聖皮埃爾和密克隆]

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

Lùyì· Pí'āi'ěr· Aěrdōusāi

路易·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞

[路易·皮埃爾·阿爾都塞]

Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher

sāngèchòupíjiang,dǐnggè Zhūgě Liàng

三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮

[三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮]

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual

sāngèchòupíjiang,sàiguò Zhūgě Liàng

三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮

[三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮]

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual

sāngèchòupíjiang,héchéngyīgè Zhūgě Liàng

三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮

[三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮]

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

sāngèchòupíjiang,sàiguòyīgè Zhūgě Liàng

三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮

[三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮]

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual

sāngèchòupíjiang,shèngguòyīgè Zhūgě Liàng

三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮

[三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮]

variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮／三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 (sāngèchòupíjiang,sàiguòyīgè Zhūgě Liàng)