是非 (si6 fei1) — right and wrong in Cantonese
siˍ₆是feiˉ¹非Mandarin Pinyin: shi4 fei1
Meaning of 是非
nounright and wrong
noungossip
nounquarrel; dispute; trouble
noun(noun) gossip
Example Sentences with 是非
tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友tiuˉ¹挑heiˊ²起siˍ₆是feiˉ¹非。
That guy stirred up gossip.
maiˉ¹咪zouˍ₆做siˍ₆是feiˉ¹非gwai2.鬼。
Don't be a gossip.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日douˉ¹都haiˍ₆係siˍ₆是feiˉ¹非gwai2.鬼。
He/She is always stirring up trouble.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係siˍ₆是feiˉ¹非gwai2.鬼。
He/She is a troublemaker.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心niˉ¹呢go˗₃個siˍ₆是feiˉ¹非gwai2.鬼。
Watch out for this troublemaker.
Characters in 是非
Words Containing 是非
是非精si6 fei1 zing1
sb. who specializes in gossiping; a expert gossiper
搬弄是非bun1 lung6 si6 fei1
to make mischief; to scandal; to sow discord; to tell tales
是是非非真假si6 si6 fei1 fei1 zan1 gaa2
"gossip, truth, and lies"
是非根si6 fei1 gan1
lit. root of trouble, meaning male's genitals
顛倒是非din1 dou2 si6 fei1
confound right and wrong; confuse truth and falsehood; turn things upside down
學是非hok6 si6 fei1
to gossip
是非皆因強出頭si6 fei1 gaai1 jan1 koeng5 ceot1 tau4
disagreements stem from wanting to speak out too much
是是非非si6 si6 fei1 fei1
of right and wrong; truth and lies; disagreements
混淆是非wan6 ngaau4 si6 fei1
confounding right from wrong
判斷是非黑白pun3 dyun3 si6 fei1 hak1 baak6
distinguish right and wrong (verb)
不分是非黑白bat1 fan1 si6 fei1 hak1 baak6
not able to distinguish right and wrong (adj)
講是非gong2 si6 fei1
to gossip (may also be: 講是講非)
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