不正

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Chinese

not; no
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
simp. and trad.
(不正)

Pronunciation


Adjective

不正

  1. crooked; bent; angled
  2. improper; unacceptable; inappropriate
    上樑不正下樑歪上梁不正下梁歪  ―  shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi  ―  If a leader sets a bad example, subordinates are likely to follow suit. (Literally: “If the top beam is not straight, the lower beams will be crooked”.)
  3. dishonest; devious; shady

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
せい
Grade: 1
goon kan'on

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(せい) (fusei-na (adnominal ()(せい) (fusei na), adverbial ()(せい) (fusei ni))

  1. improper; unjust; fraudulent; dishonest
    不正(ふせい)ログイン試行(しこう)検出(けんしゅつ)しました。
    Fusei na roguin shikō o kenshutsu shimashita.
    We detected a suspicious login attempt.

Inflection

Noun

()(せい) (fusei

  1. impropriety; injustice; fraud
    不正(ふせい)入手(にゅうしゅ)
    fusei nyūshu
    obtaining through unjust means

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

不正 (bujeong) (hangeul 부정)

  1. hanja form? of 부정 (injustice)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

不正

  1. chữ Hán form of bất chính (improper; dishonest; devious; shady).