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非

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: hui1
POJ: hui
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

prefix: not; non-, wrong; incorrect
非

Functions as a Classical-Chinese negative copula ('is not') and as a productive bound prefix in modern compounds (非常, 非法); no single part of speech captures both uses well.

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