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弗

Mandarin · pinyin fú

(literary) not
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弗: fú · not, negative

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2 · fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fat1 · fik1

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character · Etymology 1

(Classical) not correctly; not exactly; not quite
not ... it/them
used in 弗弗
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 祓 (fú)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to straighten; to correct
Used in transcription.

character · Etymology 2

(Wu) alternative form of 勿 (“not”)

character · Etymology 3

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of fit (“physically well; in good shape”)

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