# 肥佬
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): fei$^4$ lou$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fei$^4$ lou$^2$
*** Yale: fèih lóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fei$^4$ lou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: féi$^4$ lou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fei̯²¹ lou̯³⁵/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

肥佬
* (Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua, Hong Kong Hakka) fatty; fat man

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 胖子, 大塊頭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 胖子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 胖子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 胖子, 小胖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 胖子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 肥賊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 胖子, 胖德拉斯, 胖豬 derogatory |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 肥佬 man, 肥婆 woman, 肥崽 child |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 胖子, 大塊頭 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 胖子, 大塊頭 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿肥, 肥佬 man, 肥仔 boy, 肥仔嘜 boy, 肥婆 woman, 肥妹 girl |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 肥佬 man, 肥仔 boy, 肥仔嘜 boy, 肥婆 woman, 肥妹 girl |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 肥仔 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 肥人, 肥佬 man, 肥仔 boy, 肥婆 woman, 肥女 girl |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 肥佬 man, 𦛚仔 boy, 肥仔 boy, 肥婆 woman |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 肥佬, 肥仔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 肥仔 male, 肥婆 woman |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 肥佬 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 肥佬 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 胖子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 胖子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 壯牯 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 肥牯仔, 肥牯四, 阿肥, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 肥佬 man, 肥仔 boy, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 𦛚仔, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 𦛚仔, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 肥佬, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 肥佬, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 肥佬, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 肥仔, 𦛚女 woman, 肥女 woman, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 肥佬 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 肥仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 肥佬, 𦛚仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 肥佬, 肥仔, 肥牯伊, 𦛚牯伊, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 肥佬, 肥仔, 𦛚牯哎, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 𦛚牯仔, 𦛚牯蒂, 𦛚嫲 woman |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 𦛚仔 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 肥佬, 肥仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 肥仔, 肥佬, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 肥仔, 肥婆 woman |
| Hakka | Yudu | 肥牯子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 大箍牯 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 大箍仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 大箍牯 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 大箍牯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 大箍牯 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 肥佬 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 肥仔 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 大肥 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 大塊頭子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 肉頭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 肥仔, 肥仔豨 derogatory |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 阿肥, 阿肥豬 derogatory, 豬母 woman |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 肥的 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 肥的 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 肥的 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 肥的 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿肥, 肥的, 肥豬 derogatory, 大肥豬 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 阿肥 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 大肥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 肥囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 肥囝 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 肥佬, 大肥 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 大肥, 肥佬 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 大肥 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 肥囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 妃肥 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 妚肥爹 boy, 妚肥囝 boy, 妚肥姩 woman |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 肥佬, 肥崽, 肥婆 woman |
| Wu | Shanghai | 大塊頭, 爛大塊頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 大塊頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 大塊頭 |
| Wu | Danyang | 胖豬 derogatory |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 大塊頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 大塊頭, 大胖嘵豬 derogatory, 大阿福 child |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿壯兒 derogatory, 大朦 derogatory |
| Xiang | Changsha | 棉花包 |

### Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English fail.

#### Verb

肥佬
* (Cantonese) to fail a test, an exam, etc.

##### Synonyms

* 肥 (fei4)