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廢
简 废 · 繁 廢Mandarin · pinyin fèi
Meanings
- to abolish
- to abandon
- to abrogate
- to discard
- to depose
- to oust
- crippled
- abandoned
- waste
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4 · fei4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fai3
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of house) to collapse
- to abandon; to abrogate; to abolish
- abandoned; deserted
- to stop; to terminate
- to oust; to dethrone
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to decline; to decay; to ruin
- disabled; handicapped; crippled
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) decayed; spoiled; bad
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to neglect; to disregard; to overlook
- useless; disused
- waste; unwanted material
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fall; to drop
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to kill; to slay
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to lay down
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to waste; to squander
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 發 /发 (“to take place; to happen”)
- dejected; dispirited
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