腐敗

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See also: 腐败

Chinese

decay; rotten be defeated; to defeat; loss
trad. (腐敗)
simp. (腐败)

Pronunciation


Verb

腐敗

  1. (of organic matter) to go bad; to rot; to spoil
  2. (neologism, colloquial, humorous) to go out for a (fancy) meal together; to lead a lavish life (by having good food, singing karaoke, or travelling)

Synonyms

  • (to go bad):

Adjective

腐敗

  1. corrupt; degenerate; immoral
  2. rotten; spoilt

Noun

腐敗

  1. corruption (dishonesty by people in positions of authority)
    根除腐敗根除腐败  ―  gēnchú fǔbài  ―  to root out corruption
    官場腐敗官场腐败  ―  guānchǎng fǔbài  ―  corruption among officials

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
はい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(はい) (fuhai

  1. decay, putrefaction
  2. corruption, such as political corruption

Verb

()(はい)する (fuhai surusuru (stem ()(はい) (fuhai shi), past ()(はい)した (fuhai shita))

  1. to rot, to decompose
  2. to become corrupt

Conjugation

References

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