牛皮癣

牛皮癬

niúpíxuǎn

noun #36,931

Meanings

1 psoriasis
2 hard-to-remove ad stickers plastered on walls and lampposts

Characters

tinea; ringworm

Examples

HSK 5

墙上贴满了小广告，被居民称为城市牛皮癣。

Qiángshàng tiē mǎn le xiǎo guǎnggào, bèi jūmín chēngwéi chéngshì niúpíxuǎn.

The walls are covered in small ads - residents call them the city's psoriasis.

HSK 6

他患有严重的牛皮癣。

Tā huànyǒu yánzhòng de niúpíxuǎn.

He has a severe case of psoriasis.

Tips

memory

Literally 'cow-skin tinea' - the patches were said to look as thick and tough as cowhide. The figurative 城市牛皮癣 'urban psoriasis' for stuck-on flyers (locksmiths, fake IDs, debt collection) is a fixed Chinese journalistic cliché.

Stroke Order

牛 niú

皮 pí

癣 xuǎn