Chinese word

劈腿

Pronunciation

Pinyinpǐ tuǐ

Meaning

verbcheat

Example

她发现男朋友在劈腿，很伤心。tā fā xiàn nán péng yǒu zài pǐ tuǐ hěn shāng xīn

She discovered that her boyfriend was cheating on her, and she was very hurt.

More examples

她生气地说：'如果你劈腿，我们就分手。'tā shēng qì dì shuō rú guǒ nǐ pǐ tuǐ wǒ men jiù fēn shǒu

She angrily said, "If you cheat on me, we will break up."

Core concept

A person divides romantic attention between two partners at the same time while the first partner does not know or agree.

Common phrases

男朋友劈腿nán péng yǒu pǐ tuǐ
boyfriend cheats
被人劈腿bèi rén pǐ tuǐ
be cheated on by someone

Similar words

出轨chū guǐ: Acts unfaithfully toward a romantic partner by having a relationship with someone else.
偷情tōu qíng: Has a secret romantic or sexual relationship with another person.
有外遇yǒu wài yù: Has a romantic or sexual relationship outside a marriage or formal partnership.

Definition in Chinese

在恋爱或婚姻关系中，一方在另一方不知情或未同意的情况下，同时与第三者发展亲密关系或发生性关系的行为或状态。zài liàn ài huò hūn yīn guān xì zhōng yì fāng zài lìng yì fāng bù zhī qíng huò wèi tóng yì de qíng kuàng xià tóng shí yǔ dì sān zhě fā zhǎn qīn mì guān xì huò fā shēng xìng guān xì de xíng wéi huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

劈 (pī, "split") + 腿 (tuǐ, "leg") creates a slang image of both legs stretching toward different sides, which developed into the idea of pursuing two romantic relationships at once.

Usage tips

Unlike English "cheat," this verb is restricted to romantic disloyalty, not copying in a test or breaking rules in a game.

Other meanings

have an affairverb
date two peopleverb

Opposites

忠于zhōng yúbe loyal toverb

Related words

劈腿男pǐ tuǐ náncheating boyfriendnoun