非 (fei1 | fei1) : not; non-; wrong

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非

fei1

fei1

[1] [v/adj/adv] not; negative; non-; be not
[2] [n/adj] wrong; unjustified; wrongdoing
[3] [v] blame; censure; criticize
[4] [adv] unless; simply must; have got to

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: (#175)

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

非

This word has been viewed 17246 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Jun 2013 00:45

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是非 si6 fei1 shi4 fei1 = right and wrong; quarrel; [粵] gossip

除非 ceoi4 fei1 chu2 fei1 = unless

非文明 fei1 man4 ming4 fei1 wen2 ming2 = uncivilized

非常之 fei1 soeng4 zi1 fei1 chang2 zhi1 = very

南非 naam4 fei1 nan2 fei1 = South Africa

非法 fei1 faat3 fei1 fa3 = illegal, unlawful

非常 fei1 soeng4 fei1 chang2 = very; extremely; extraordinary

講是非 gong2 si6 fei1 = to gossip 粵

非洲 fei1 zau1 fei1 zhou1 = Africa

非禮 fei1 lai5*2 fei1 li3 = rude; impropriety; harassment; molestation
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Showing all 7 examples containing 非

呢條路非常窄粵
This road is very narrow

唔好摸啲白鴿啦，佢哋非常之揦鮓粵
Don't touch the pigeons, they're very dirty.
[Lit. don't touch [plural counter] pigeons [particle], they extremely dirty Other synonyms for 揦鮓: 污糟 and 污糟邋遢 ]

我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?

若要人不知除非己莫為
[1] The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it. [2] What is done by night appears by day.

今次嘅舞蹈演出婀娜多姿，舞蹈家非常有水準！粵
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!

豈非天大的笑話！
Isn't that the biggest laughing stock?

我幾個月前見到有一盞又好光又非常之高嘅街燈喺草地上面粵
I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago.
[Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.]

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 非
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