劈腿

pǐtuǐ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to cheat on one's partner
  2. 2 to two-time
  3. 3 (literal) to do the splits

Examples

Tā fāxiàn nánpéngyou pǐtuǐ, dāngchǎng fēnshǒu le.
She found out her boyfriend was cheating and broke up with him on the spot.
Tā yīnwèi pǐtuǐ shàngle rèsōu.
He trended on Weibo for cheating on his partner.

Tips

register
Originated in Taiwanese slang (visual: 'splitting legs between two people') and spread to the mainland. Casual register — fine for social media and conversation, too informal for formal writing. The literal gymnastics meaning is also still used.

Stroke Order

tuǐ