是非

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

是非

  1. right and wrong
    是非是非  ―  shìfēi  ―  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

Grade: S

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (zehi

  1. right and wrong

Derived terms

Adverb

()() (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, Tokyo: 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

Noun

是非 (sibi) (hangeul 시비)

  1. hanja form? of 시비 (right and wrong; quarrel)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

是非

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