pāo

脬

Character · Noun

bladder; blister

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

urinary bladder

dialect

Used mainly in the dialectal compound 尿脬 (suī•pāo).

Mǎi买
le了
ge个
zhū猪
suī尿
•脬
 ，
pāo可
kě以
yǐ当
dāng气
qì球
qiú吹
 。

Bought a pig's bladder, which can be blown up like a balloon.

Zài在
mǒu某
xiē些
fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
 ，
 “
suī尿
•脬
 ”
pāo指
zhǐ膀
páng胱
 。

In some dialects, '尿脬' refers to the urinary bladder.

2.

noun

blister; bubble

dialect

This usage is less common and synonymous with the third tone reading of 泡 (pào).

Shǒu手
shàng上
tàng烫
le了
ge个
dà大
pāo脬
 。

Got a big blister from a burn on the hand.

Féi肥
zào皂
shuǐ水
qǐ起
le了
hěn很
duō多
pāo脬
 。

The soapy water produced many bubbles.