痞 (pǐ): ruffian

Meanings

1 ruffian
2 scoundrel
3 hooligan
4 lump in the abdomen (medical)

Characters

痞

pǐ

ruffian; abdominal lump

Examples

他是个地痞，在街上惹是生非。

Tā shì gè dìpǐ, zài jiē shàng rě shì shēng fēi.

He is a local ruffian who causes trouble on the street.

这个痞子根本不讲道理。

Zhège pǐzi gēnběn bù jiǎng dàolǐ.

This scoundrel is completely unreasonable.

Tips

usage

痞 is often used in compounds: 地痞 (local thug), 痞子 (ruffian, scoundrel), 流氓痞子 (hooligan). The character originally referred to a medical condition (abdominal mass), but the colloquial meaning of ruffian is now dominant in everyday use.