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腐敗

简腐败 · 繁腐敗

Mandarin · pinyin fǔ bài

corruption
to corrupt
to rot
rotten

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腐: fǔ · rot, decay, spoil; rotten
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败: bài · be defeated, decline, fail

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3–4 · fu3 bai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu6 baai6

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

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verb

(of organic matter) to go bad; to rot; to spoil
(neologism, colloquial, humorous) to go out for a (fancy) meal together; to lead a lavish life (by having good food, singing karaoke, or travelling)

adj

corrupt; degenerate; immoral
rotten; spoilt

noun

corruption (dishonesty by people in positions of authority)

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