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西皮

xī pí

2-character word

What 西皮 means

1. one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera
2. see also {二黄|èr huáng}

The characters in 西皮

• 西xīwest
• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering

Sounds the same

Read xī pí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 嘻皮hippie (loanword)
• 嬉皮hippie (loanword) (Tw)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xī pí correctly.
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