肺 fèi lung
lung; lungs
How to remember 肺: 月 meat + 巿 apron = lung. The butcher lifts the meat off the hook, wipes his hands on his apron and coughs until his old smoker's lungs ache.
Component breakdown
肺 = 月 meat + 巿 apron
- 月 meat
- 巿 apron
The butcher lifts the meat off the hook, wipes his hands on his apron and coughs until his old smoker's lungs ache.
How it is used
- The lungs - 肺 (fèi) lung, 肺炎 (fèiyán) pneumonia, 肺活量 lung capacity.
- 肺腑之言 (fèifǔ zhī yán) = words from the bottom of one's heart (heartfelt).
- 狼心狗肺 (lángxīn-gǒufèi) = cruel and ungrateful ('wolf's heart, dog's lungs').
- 气得肺都要炸了 = so angry one's lungs could burst - a common hyperbole for rage.