菲 (fei1 fei2 | fei1 fei3) : luxuriant and fragrant; humble

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菲

fei1 fei2

fei1 fei3

(jyutping) fei1, (pinyin) fei1
[1] luxuriant and fragrant
[2] abbreviated form of 菲律賓 (the Philippines)

(jyutping) fei2, (pinyin) fei3
humble; unworthy; meagre; simple

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

菲

This word has been viewed 6921 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Dec 2010 04:51

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布菲 bou3*6 fei1 bu4 fei1 = buffet style meal; smorgasbord (loan word)

菲林 fei1 lam4*2 = film 粵

菲律賓 fei1 leot6 ban1 fei1 lv4 bin1 = Philippines

沖菲林 cung1 fei1 lam4*2 = to develop film

菲傭 fei1 jung4 fei1 yong1 = Filipino domestic workers

芭菲 baa1 fei1 = parfait

菲薄 fei2 bok6 fei3 bo2 = humble; belittle

妄自菲薄 mong5 zi6 fei2 bok6 wang4 zi4 fei3 bo2 = to feel unduly inferior; to belittle oneself

不菲 bat1 fei2 bu4 fei3 = not little

菲律賓人 fei1 leot6 ban1 jan4 fei1 lv4 bin1 ren2 = Filipino, Pinoy, Pinay
See all 22 compounds (CantoDict reports 23 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 菲

行山鞋價錢不菲粵
The price of hiking shoes is not cheap.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 菲
Unicode code for this character: U+83f2 (off-site link)

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