撇 | piē | to cast away; to fling aside |
撇 | piě | to throw; to cast; left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) |
撇开 | piē kāi | to disregard; to leave aside |
撇嘴 | piě zuǐ | to twitch one's mouth |
八字没一撇 | bā zì méi yī piě | lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet |
八字还没一撇 | bā zì hái méi yī piě | lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet |
八字还没一撇儿 | bā zì hái méi yī piěr | lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet |
左撇子 | zuǒ piě zi | left-handed |
撇下 | piē xia | to cast away |
撇去 | piē qù | skim |
撇掉 | piē diào | to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid |
撇清 | piě qīng | to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear |
撇号 | piě hào | apostrophe ' (punct.); accent mark; prime symbol (math.) |
撇开不谈 | piē kāi bù tán | to ignore an issue (idiom) |