pǐ

嚭

Character · Adjective · VerbTraditional噽

great; big; to scold angrily

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

adjective

great; big; large

archaic

An archaic and literary term for describing size or greatness, rarely used in modern Chinese.

Cǐ此
shù树
pǐ噽
rán然
 ，
kě可
wéi为
dòng栋
liáng梁
 。

This tree is grand and can be used as a pillar or beam.

Pǐ噽
gōng功
wěi伟
yè业
 ，
zǎi载
yú于
shǐ史
cè册
 。

Great achievements and grand deeds are recorded in the history books.

2.

verb

to scold angrily; to reprimand harshly

archaic

An extended, less common meaning where the character is used to represent angry speech, likely derived from its radical '口' (mouth). Primarily found in classical texts.

Wáng王
pǐ噽
qí其
chén臣
 ，
shēng声
zhèn震
diàn殿
yǔ宇
 。

The king angrily scolded his minister, his voice shaking the hall.