What does 皮肉 mean?
皮肉 is a Japanese noun meaning “cynicism, sarcasm” in English. It can also be translated as “unexpected, (only) surface, skin and bone” depending on context. It is written as 皮肉 in kanji, ひにく in hiragana, and hiniku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
私はあなたの皮肉な言葉は聞き捨てにはできません。
I resent your cynical remarks.