非
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Definitions
- 1. to not be; not
- 2. wrong; incorrect
- 3. non-; un-; in-; de-
- 4. to reproach; to blame
- 5. (coll.) to insist on; simply must
Words Containing 非
really isn't
apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
right and wrong
see 未可厚非[wèi kě hòu fēi]
only
can it be possible that
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
out of the ordinary
very; really
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
illegal
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
China-Africa (relations)
Central African Republic
Asia, Africa and Latin America
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
things are very different now (idiom)
to not really understand
like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
North Africa
South Africa
rooibos tea
Afrikaans (language)
duplicity
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
amphetamine (loanword)
lawsuit (from Cantonese)
to look for trouble
zebra tilapia
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)
to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
to stir up trouble
to stir up trouble
(after a pronoun or name) what (you, they etc) say is true
to make mischief
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
sub-Saharan Africa
to stir up trouble
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
trouble spot
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom)
unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom)
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
not to be censured too strictly (idiom)
Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照
East Africa
East African Community
Great East African rift valley
Great East African rift valley
that is true
violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor
one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
to make trouble out of nothing
irreproachable (idiom)
things have remained the same, but people have changed
methamphetamine
completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and turn over a new leaf
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
(idiom) to sidestep the question
Sofia, capital of Bulgaria
absolutely not
Santa Fe
Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
were it not for
modafinil (loanword)
Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)
sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)
West Africa
wouldn't it be ... ?
far from it being so (idiom)
money is not omnipotent
Africa
a couple where both spouses are not Hong Kong citizens
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
alternative
(literary) not the right person
dehumanization
improper
not only
it's yours exclusively (idiom)
unofficial; informal
atypical pneumonia
atypical pneumonia
improper
improper idea
the Philistines, who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century BC
Philistia, aka the Land of the Philistines
inanimacy
inanimate noun
out of the ordinary
extremely important
asynchronous
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
non-fungible token (NFT)
nonsmoking
violent death
African National Congress, ANC
non-state actor
inhomogeneous
born out of wedlock
an illegitimate child
secular (society)
unofficial
see 非富即貴|非富即贵[fēi fù jí guì]
wealthy and respectable people
nonrepresentational
asymmetric
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
nonconductor (of electricity, heat etc)
non-fiction
unstratified rock
unstratified
off-peak
much
extremely grateful; very thankful
an emergency measure
non-equilibrium
unbalance
non-perturbative (physics)
inessential
inessential
non-Latin characters
non-governmental
non-governmental organization (NGO)
non-numeric
Fes (third largest city of Morocco)
nonviolent
non-nuclear
denuclearization
non-nuclear country
nuclear-free zone
non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS)
unconditioned reflex (physiology)
deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan)
nonstandard
modeless (computing)
non-motorized vehicle
non-Euclidean geometry
non-Euclidean geometry
abnormal
unofficial; informal
a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero)
either this or that
Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading \you must die\)
Africa
Horn of Africa
African (person)
African National Congress, ANC
single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)
Great East African rift valley
Afrotropical realm
Organization of African Unity
African Union
sleeping sickness
African Development Bank
nonprofit
nonprofit organization
(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage
not only
not only
dependent
to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)
nonprofit
nonprofit organization
nonprofit organization
indirect
non-relativistic (physics)
rudeness
nonempty (set)
nonlinear (math.)
nonlinear optics (physics)
noncustodial (sentence)
unnatural
not fatal
unmarried woman who is not a virgin
over-the-counter drug
of African descent
to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
irregular; disordered
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)