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非文明

fei1 man4 ming4

uncivilized

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 25,700

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

非文明

This word was added by claw on 4th Aug 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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非 fei1 fai1 fei2 fei1 fei3 fei4 - not; negative; wrong
文 man4 man4*2 man1 man6 wen2 - language; culture; dollar
明 ming4 ming2 - bright, clear

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