Meaning of 画皮
画皮 means human skin disguise painted by demons; beautiful facade; deceptive appearance. Pronounced huà pí.
- human skin disguise painted by demons
- beautiful facade; deceptive appearance
Definitions & Examples
《
Liáo聊
Zhāi斋
Zhì志
Yì异
》
zhōng中
《
Huà画
Pí皮
》
de的
gù故
shì事
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu有
míng名
。
The story 'The Painted Skin' from 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio' is very famous.
Nà那
yāo妖
guài怪
pī披
zhe着
yī一
zhāng张
huà画
pí皮
，
wěi伪
zhuāng装
chéng成
shàn善
liáng良
de的
fù妇
rén人
。
The demon wore a painted skin to disguise itself as a kind woman.