是非

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Chinese

be; yes; this
 
(be) not; wrong; blame
(be) not; wrong; blame; Africa
trad. (是非) 是 非
simp. #(是非) 是 非

Pronunciation

Noun

是非

  1. right and wrong
    是非題／是非题  ―  shìfēití  ―  true-false question
    分辨是非  ―  fēnbiàn shìfēi  ―  to distinguish right from wrong
  2. dispute; quarrel; conflict
  3. (Cantonese) gossip

Synonyms

  • (right and wrong):
  • (dispute):

Verb

是非

  1. (literary) to praise and censure; to pass judgment on; to comment; to remark

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
是 非
ぜ
Grade: S 		ひ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

是(ぜ)非(ひ) • (zehi) 

  1. right and wrong

Derived terms

Adverb

是(ぜ)非(ひ) • (zehi) 

  1. certainly, without fail, by all means
  2. (polite, circumlocutionary) please

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
是非

Noun

是非 • (sibi) (hangeul 시비)

  1. Hanja form? of 시비 (“right and wrong; quarrel”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
是非

Noun

是非

  1. chữ Hán form of thị phi (“right and wrong; quarrel”).
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