皮pei4費fai3

English

1. expenditures
2. (for business) operational cost, overhead expenses; (for family/personal) household cost, cost of living; not include ad hoc expenses or asset investment. Literally: skin expensesunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 指營運成本(商業)；日常基本開銷(家庭/個人)；唔包括非經常性開支、資產投資unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  依家搞酒樓皮費好貴，開埋夜茶都未必頂得住。

  Operation costs for a Chinese tea house have risen so much that it's hard to stay profitable, even with a night tea service.

• unreviewed?

  依家返港島區呢份工皮費貴咗好多，過海交通費已經貴，食飯又貴一截。

  Working in Hong Kong Island raises my cost of living significantly. Crossing the harbor adds transportation costs, and meals are pricier too.