dìpǐ

地痞

Word · Noun

local ruffian; scoundrel

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

local ruffian; scoundrel; hoodlum; gangster

derogatory

Refers to a villain or rogue who bullies people in a specific locality.

Nà那
gè个
dì地
pǐ痞
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
qī欺
fu负
xiǎo小
shāng商
fàn贩
 。

That local ruffian often bullies small vendors at the market.

Jiě解
fàng放
hòu后
 ,
zhèng政
fǔ府
qīng清
chú除
le了
dāng当
dì地
de的
liú流
máng氓
dì地
pǐ痞
 。

After liberation, the government cleared out the local hooligans and ruffians.

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Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
shì是
gè个
yóu游
shǒu手
hào好
xián闲
de的
dì地
pǐ痞
 。

He was an idle scoundrel when he was young.