廢 (fai3 | fei4) : useless; deserted; give up

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廢

fai3

fei4

[1] [adj] useless; invalid; disabled
[2] [adj] deserted; waste; dispirited
[3] [v] give up; abolish; depose

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 广 (#53)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

廢 / 废

This word has been viewed 8476 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jun 2011 11:14

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廢話 fai3 waa6*2 fei4 hua4 = nonsense

作廢 zok3 fai3 zuo4 fei4 = become invalid because of having expired; to cancel, delete, nullify

廢除 fai3 ceoi4 fei4 chu2 = to abolish

廢物 fai3 mat6 fei4 wu4; fei4 wu5 = rubbish; good-for-nothing

廢氣 fai3 hei3 fei4 qi4 = exhaust steam or gas

廢墟 fai3 heoi1 fei4 xu1 = ruins

廢品 fai3 ban2 fei4 pin3 = rejects; scrap

廢柴 fai3 caai4 = dead wood; useless 粵

殘廢 caan4 fai3 can2 fei4 = handicapped, disabled, lameness; cripple

放射性廢物 fong3 se6 sing3 fai3 mat6 fang4 she4 xing4 fei4 wu4 = radioactive waste

核廢物 hat6 fai3 mat6 he2 fei4 wu4 = nuclear waste

廢除軍備 fai3 ceoi4 gwan1 bei6 fei4 chu2 jun1 bei4 = disarm

頹廢 teoi4 fai3 tui2 fei4 = dispirited; degenerate; decadent

廢紙簍 fai3 zi2 lau5 fei4 zhi3 lou3 = wastepaper basket 國

廢紙 fai3 zi2 fei4 zhi3 = wastepaper

廢棄 fai3 hei3 fei4 qi4 = discard; abandon; invalidate

殘廢證 caan4 fai3 zing3 can2 fei4 zheng4 = certificate of disability

殘廢軍人 caan4 fai3 gwan1 jan4 can2 fei4 jun1 ren2 = disabled soldier

放射性廢料 fong3 se6 sing3 fai3 liu6 fang4 she4 xing4 fei4 liao4 = radioactive wastes

固體廢物 gu3 tai2 fai3 mat6 = solid waste

廢寢忘餐 fai3 cam2 mong4 caan1 = plagued with anxiety (lit., "losing sleep and forgetting to eat") 粵

廢寢忘食 fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2 = plagued with anxiety (lit., "losing sleep and forgetting to eat") ([港]: 廢寢忘餐)

廢票 fai3 piu3 = invalidated votes, invalid votes

廢統 fai3 tung2 = termination of unification council

廢水 fai3 seoi2 fei4 shui3 = drain water; effluent

大癲大廢 daai6 din1 daai6 fai3 = to act in a crazy or uninhibited manner

報廢 bou3 fai3 bao4 fei4 = scrap; condemnation

前功盡廢 cin4 gung1 zeon6 fai3 qian2 gong1 jin4 fei4 = have all that has been achieved spoiled; all efforts gone to waste 粵

荒廢 fong1 fai3 huang1 fei4 = 1. let fall into disrepair 2. remain uncultivated 3. neglect

廢事 fai3 si6 fei4 shi4 = a waste of time or effort 粵

廢青 fai3 cing1 fei4 qing1 = slacker 粵

半途而廢 bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 ban4 tu2 er2 fei4 = give up halfway

低放射性廢物 dai1 fong3 se6 sing3 fai3 mat6 di1 fang4 she4 xing4 fei4 wu4 = low-level waste (radioactive)

學校廢紙回收計劃 hok6 haau6 fai3 zi2 wui4 sau1 gai3 waak6 = School Waste Paper Recycling Scheme

廢枕忘餐 fai3 zam2 mong4 caan1 = plagued with anxiety (lit., "losing sleep and forgetting to eat")

頹廢派 teoi4 fai3 paai3 tui2 fei4 pai4 = the decadents; hippies

頹廢搖滾 teoi4 fai3 jiu4 gwan2 tui2 fei4 yao2 gun3 = Grunge

廢黜 fai3 zeot1 fei4 chu4 = dethrone; banish

減少廢物委員會 gaam2 siu2 fai3 mat6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Waste Reduction Committee

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我今日好頹/頹廢啊…
I feel dispirited today.

跟住個報廢及消帳手續去做就啱㗎喇粵
Follow the condemnation and write-off procedures and you can't go wrong.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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