雅痞

Chinese

		elegant	scoundrel; swelling of the liver
trad. (雅痞)		雅	痞
simp. ^#(雅痞)		雅	痞

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English yuppie.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎpǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄆㄧˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎpǐ [Phonetic: yápǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄆㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎpǐ
  - Wade–Giles: ya³-pʻi³
  - Yale: yǎ-pǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeapii
  - Palladius: япи (japi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

雅痞

yuppie (young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle)

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