批逆鳞 pīnìlín offend the emperor or a powerful person Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 批 pī to slap to slap someone's face with the palm of the hand; to strike逆鳞 逆鱗 nìlín unfavorable scales (Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction; touching them enrages the dragon