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拍拍屁股走人

pāi pāi pì gu zǒu réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make oneself scarce / to slip away / to take French leave
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8edc303d8f429c96. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

拍拍屁股走人 拍拍屁股走人 [pai1 pai1 pi4 gu5 zou3 ren2] /to make oneself scarce/to slip away/to take French leave/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 拍
    pāi

    to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)

  • 拍
    pāi

    to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)

  • 屁
    pì

    fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing

  • 股
    gǔ

    thigh / part of a whole / portion of a sum / (finance) stock / share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[kē] / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions

  • 走
    zǒu

    to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)

  • 人

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.