脾
HSK 7freq #13723
Meanings
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- 1.spleen
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Wiktionary
- 1.(traditional Chinese medicine) a functionally defined organ of the digestive system, corresponding largely to the anatomical organ of the pancreas
- 2.(Western medicine, anatomy) spleen, milt
- 3.disposition; liking; temperament
- 4.appetite (desire for food or drink)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *be): semantic ⺼ (“organ”) + phonetic 卑 (OC *pe). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-paj (“spleen”) (STEDT).
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Components
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Example sentences
他很容易發脾氣。
He loses his temper quite easily.
瑪麗很容易發脾氣。
Mary loses her temper easily.
他的脾氣不受控制。
He has an uncontrollable temper.
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Derived terms
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Related words
脾气 character; temperament; disposition脾虚 depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine)脾性 temperament; disposition脾胃 spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM)脾脏 spleen发脾气 to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to throw a tantrum耍脾气 to go into a huff闹脾气 to get angry坏脾气 bad temper牛脾气 bullheadedness沁人心脾 (lit.) to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom)不伤脾胃 lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach