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收皮

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Chinese

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to receive; to accept; to collect
to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
 
leather; skin; fur
simp. and trad.
(收皮)

Etymology

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Said to be originated from the gambling game Fan-Tan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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收⫽皮 (verb-object) (Cantonese)

  1. (vulgar) to shut up
    收皮 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  sau1 pei4 laa1 nei5! [Jyutping]  ―  Why don't you shut up!
  2. (vulgar) to call it a day
  3. (vulgar) to be done for; to be finished
    公司冇乜生意應該就快收皮 [Cantonese, trad.]
    公司冇乜生意应该就快收皮 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ne1 gaan1 gung1 si1 mou5 mat1 saang1 ji3, dou1 jing1 goi1 zau6 faai3 sau1 pei4 gaa3 laa3. [Jyutping]
    Business is slow for this company. It will probably go bankrupt quite soon.
    係咪已經好似 [Cantonese, trad.]
    系咪已经好似 [Cantonese, simp.]
    tiu4 jau5-2 hai6 mai6 ji5 ging1 sau1 zo2 pei4 laa3? ngo5 hou2 ci5 hou2 noi6 mou5 teng1 gwo3 keoi5 go3 meng4-2 lo3 wo3. [Jyutping]
    Was that lad done for? I haven't heard about his name for a long time.
  4. (vulgar) to finish off (someone)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: collect skin (calque)

References

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