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是非
  si6 fei1   jyutping
  shi4 fei1   pinyin
[1] right and wrong
[2] quarrel; dispute; trouble
[3] [] gossip

noun

Level: 2   Google Frequency: 10,300,000

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

This word has been viewed 3982 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 26th Jul 2013 18:18
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Characters in this word:

 si6  -  is
 fei1  -  not; non-; wrong

10 compounds containing this word:

講是非 - to gossip
搬弄是非 - to make mischief; to scandal; to sow discord; to tell tales
挑撥是非 - to stir trouble
混淆是非 - confounding right from wrong
顛倒是非 - confound right and wrong; confuse truth and falsehood; turn things upside down
是是非非真假 - "gossip, truth, and lies"
不分是非黑白 - not able to distinguish right and wrong (adj)
判斷是非黑白 - distinguish right and wrong (verb)
是非精 - sb. who specializes in gossiping; a expert gossiper
來說是非者,便是是非人 - the person who talks about a gossiper, is himself a gossiper
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