是非

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

  • 是非曲直(ぜひきょくちょく) (zehikyokuchoku)
  • 是非善悪(ぜひぜんあく) (zehizen'aku)
  • 是非無(ぜひな) (zehinai)
  • 是非(ぜひ)(およ)ばず (zehi ni oyobazu)
  • 是非判断(ぜひはんだん) (zehihandan)
  • 是非(ぜひ)() (zehi mo nai)

Adverb

()() (zehi) 

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

Derived terms

  • 是非是非(ぜひぜひ) (zehizehi)
  • 是非共(ぜひとも) (zehitomo)
  • 是非(ぜひ)一読(いちどく) (zehi go ichidoku)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), 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

Noun

是非 (sibi) (hangeul 시비)

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

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Noun

是非

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