粵

表biu2皮pei4

biu2 pei4biǎo pí

English

  1. epidermis
  2. cuticle
  3. Epidermis, skin

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. (1)植物上,葉子同幼芽表面嗰層細胞;(2)脊椎動物上,表皮係皮膚最外一層;(3)無脊椎動物上,表皮是細胞最外一層。

Examples

  • 昆虫有一层坚硬的表皮。

    Insects have a hard skin.

    Tatoeba · vgigregg CC BY

  • 你的嘴唇軟綿綿的,就像仙人掌的表皮一樣。

    Your lips are soft like the surface of a cactus.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 明仔跌親,擦損表皮。

    Ming falls and hurt his skin

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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