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匪

Mandarin · pinyin fěi

bandit
(literary) not

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匪: fěi · bandits, robbers, gangsters

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fei2

Cantonese word readings for 匪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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robber; bandit; gangster
(Taiwan officialese, historical, derogatory) of or relating to the "Communist bandits" (共匪 (gòngfěi))
(literary) not
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 篚 (fěi, “bamboo basket”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dishonorable; improper (behavior)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) that; those
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 斐

character

only used in 匪匪

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 分

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