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Meaning of 菲

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Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ fēi ] not, negative, non-; to oppose
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Pinyin: fēi
English Definition:luxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance; phenanthrene C14H10; abbr. for the Philippines 菲律宾
Chinese Definition:
①花草茂盛,香气浓郁:菲菲,芳菲。
②碳氢化合物的一类,无色有光泽的结晶,可制染料、炸药等。

Example Words:
菲菲 fēi fēi very fragrant; luxurious; beautiful
斯普林菲尔德 lín fēi ěr Springfield
王菲 wáng fēi Faye Wong (1969-), Hong Kong pop star and actress
菲亚特 fēi Fiat
卡扎菲 zhā fēi (Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi (1942-2011), de facto leader of Libya from 1969-2011
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2
Pinyin: fěi
English Definition:poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)
Chinese Definition:
①微,薄:菲才。菲仪。菲酌。菲薄。
②古代指芜菁一类的植物,花紫红色,可作菜用。

Example Words:
不菲 fěi considerable (cost etc); bountiful (crop etc); high (social status etc)
妄自菲薄 wàng fěi to be unduly humble (idiom); to undervalue oneself
菲薄 fěi humble; meager; thin; to despise
菲姬 fěi Fergie (Stacy Ann Ferguson, 1975-), US pop singer
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Example Sentences
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