屁股 pìgu buttocks
buttocks; bottom; butt; back part
How to remember 屁股: 屁 to break wind + 股 share = buttocks.
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How it is used
- The buttocks / bottom - 拍拍屁股走了 (pāipai pìgu zǒu le) patted his backside and left (i.e. walked off without cleaning up).
- Colloquial and slightly crude but very common; also 'the tail end/rear' of an object (车屁股 the back of a car).
- Note the second syllable is neutral tone (pìgu); appears in vivid idioms like 屁股决定脑袋.
Example sentences
- 它像婴儿的屁股一样光滑。 Tā xiàng yīngér de pìgǔ yīyàng guānghuá.It's as smooth as a baby's bottom.