非 fei¹ {fēi}

1. to not be
2. not
3. wrong
4. incorrect
5. non-
6. un-
7. in-
8. to reproach or blame
9. (colloquial) to insist on
10. simply must

非 fei¹ {Fēi}

abbr. for 非洲, Africa

非士 fei¹ si² {fēi shì}

face

非但 fei¹ daan⁶ {fēi dàn}

not only

非得 fei¹ dak¹ {fēi děi}

(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

非特 fei¹ dak⁶ {fēi tè}

not only

非典 fei¹ din² {fēi diǎn}

1. atypical pneumonia
2. Severe Acute Respitory Syndrome
3. SARS

非黨〔-党〕 fei¹ dong² {fēi dǎng}

non-party

非獨〔-独〕 fei¹ duk⁶ {fēi dú}

1. not only
2. not merely

非凡 fei¹ faan⁴ {fēi fán}

1. out of the ordinary
2. unusually (good, talented etc)

非法 fei¹ faat³ {fēi fǎ}

illegal

非分 fei¹ fan⁶ {fēi fèn}

1. improper
2. presumptuous
3. assuming
4. overstepping one's bounds

非核 fei¹ hat⁶ {fēi hé}

non-nuclear

非空 fei¹ hung¹ {fēi kōng}

nonempty (set)

非音 fei¹ jam¹ {fēi yīn}

(ling) unstressed (syllable)

非人 fei¹ jan⁴ {fēi rén}

1. not the right person (literary)
2. inhuman

非裔 fei¹ jeoi⁶ {Fēi yì}

of African descent

非議〔-议〕 fei¹ ji⁵ {fēi yì}

to criticize

非要 fei¹ jiu³ {fēi yào}

1. to want absolutely
2. to insist on (doing something)

非禮〔-礼〕 fei¹ lai⁵ {fēi lǐ}

1. rudeness
2. insolence
3. impropriety
4. harassment
5. molestation
6. indecent assault

非零 fei¹ ling⁴ {fēi líng}

nonzero

非盟 fei¹ mang⁴ {Fēi Méng}

African Union (AU), abbr. for 非洲聯盟

非命 fei¹ ming⁶ {fēi mìng}

1. violent death
2. killed in a disaster

非難〔-难〕 fei¹ naan⁶ {fēi nàn}

1. reproof
2. blame

非斯 fei¹ si¹ {Fēi sī}

Fes (third largest city of Morocco)

非常 fei¹ soeng⁴ {fēi cháng}

1. unusual
2. extraordinary
3. extreme
4. very
5. exceptional

非洲 fei¹ zau¹ {Fēi zhōu}

1. Africa
2. abbr. for 阿非利加洲

非賣品〔-卖-〕 fei¹ maai⁶ ban² {fēi mài pǐn}

not-for-resale item

非常之 fei¹ soeng⁴ zi¹ {fēi cháng zhī}

very

非洲雞〔--鸡〕 fei¹ zau¹ gai¹ {Fēi zhōu jī}

'Galina à aricana' / 'African-style chicken', a type of Macao cuisine

非必要 fei¹ bit¹ jiu³ {fēi bì yào}

1. inessential
2. unnecessary

非必需 fei¹ bit¹ seoi¹ {fēi bì xū}

inessential

非標準〔-标准〕 fei¹ biu¹ zeon² {fēi biāo zhǔn}

1. nonstandard
2. unconventional

非暴力 fei¹ bou⁶ lik⁶ {fēi bào lì}

nonviolent

非層巖〔-层岩〕 fei¹ cang⁴ ngaam⁴ {fēi céng yán}

unstratified rock

非層狀〔-层状〕 fei¹ cang⁴ zong⁶ {fēi céng zhuàng}

unstratified

非遞推〔-递-〕 fei¹ dai⁶ teoi¹ {fēi dì tuī}

nonrecursive

非對稱〔-对称〕 fei¹ deoi³ cing³ {fēi duì chèn}

asymmetric

非導體〔-导体〕 fei¹ dou⁶ tai² {fēi dǎo tǐ}

nonconductor (of electricity, heat etc)

非獨立〔-独-〕 fei¹ duk⁶ laap⁶ {fēi dú lì}

dependent

非法定 fei¹ faat³ ding⁶ {fēi fǎ dìng}

1. non-statutory
2. non-governmental

非婚生 fei¹ fan¹ sang¹ {fēi hūn shēng}

1. born out of wedlock
2. illegitimate

非負數〔-负数〕 fei¹ fu⁶ sou³ {fēi fù shù}

a nonnegative number (i.e. positive or zero)

非峰值 fei¹ fung¹ zik⁶ {fēi fēng zhí}

off-peak

非金屬〔--属〕 fei¹ gam¹ suk⁶ {fēi jīn shǔ}

nonmetal (chemistry)

非高峰 fei¹ gou¹ fung¹ {fēi gāo fēng}

off-peak

非官方 fei¹ gun¹ fong¹ {fēi guān fāng}

unofficial

非公式 fei¹ gung¹ sik¹ {fēi gōng shì}

1. unofficial
2. informal

非均質〔--质〕 fei¹ gwan¹ zat¹ {fēi jūn zhì}

inhomogeneous

非國大〔-国-〕 fei¹ gwok³ daai⁶ {Fēi guó dà}

1. African National Congress, ANC
2. abbr. for 非洲人國民大會

非核化 fei¹ hat⁶ faa³ {fēi hé huà}

denuclearization

非人化 fei¹ jan⁴ faa³ {fēi rén huà}

dehumanization

非營利〔-营-〕 fei¹ jing⁴ lei⁶ {fēi yíng lì}

1. non-profit
2. not for profit

非盈利 fei¹ jing⁴ lei⁶ {fēi yíng lì}

non-profit

非預謀〔-预谋〕 fei¹ jyu⁶ mau⁴ {fēi yù móu}

unpremeditated

非吸煙〔--烟〕 fei¹ kap¹ jin¹ {fēi xī yān}

nonsmoking

非規整〔-规-〕 fei¹ kwai¹ zing² {fēi guī zhěng}

1. irregular
2. disordered

非利士 fei¹ lei⁶ si⁶ {Fēi lì shì}

Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC)

非微擾〔--扰〕 fei¹ mei⁴ jiu⁵ {fēi wēi rǎo}

non-perturbative (physics)

非模態〔--态〕 fei¹ mou⁴ taai³ {fēi mó tài}

modeless (computing)

非平衡 fei¹ ping⁴ hang⁴ {fēi píng héng}

1. non-equilibrium
2. disequilibrium
3. unbalance

非寫實〔-写实〕 fei¹ se² sat⁶ {fēi xiě shí}

nonrepresentational

非線性〔-线-〕 fei¹ sin³ sing³ {fēi xiàn xìng}

nonlinear (math.)

非小說〔--说〕 fei¹ siu² syut³ {fēi xiǎo shuō}

non-fiction

非常多 fei¹ soeng⁴ do¹ {fēi cháng duō}

1. much
2. very many

非數字〔-数-〕 fei¹ sou³ zi⁶ {fēi shù zì}

non-numeric

非同步 fei¹ tung⁴ bou⁶ {fēi tóng bù}

asynchronous

非洲人 fei¹ zau¹ jan⁴ {Fēi zhōu rén}

African (person)

非致命 fei¹ zi³ ming⁶ {fēi zhì mìng}

1. not fatal
2. not life-threatening (medical condition)

非自然 fei¹ zi⁶ jin⁴ {fēi zì rán}

1. unnatural
2. occult

非直接 fei¹ zik⁶ zip³ {fēi zhí jiē}

indirect

非政府 fei¹ zing³ fu² {fēi zhèng fǔ}

non-governmental

非正式 fei¹ zing³ sik¹ {fēi zhèng shì}

1. unofficial
2. informal

非正常 fei¹ zing³ soeng⁴ {fēi zhèng cháng}

1. abnormal
2. irregular

非正數〔--数〕 fei¹ zing³ sou³ {fēi zhèng shù}

a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero)

非宗教 fei¹ zung¹ gaau³ {fēi zōng jiào}

1. secular (society)
2. non-religious (party)

非法行為〔---为〕 fei¹ faat³ hang⁴ wai⁴ {fēi fǎ xíng wéi}

an illegal act

非法移民 fei¹ faat³ ji⁴ man⁴ {fēi fǎ yí mín}

illegal immigration

非常會議〔--会议〕 fei¹ soeng⁴ wui⁶ ji⁵ {fēi cháng huì yì}

extraordinary session/meeting

非常重要 fei¹ soeng⁴ zung⁶ jiu³ {fēi cháng zhòng yào}

very/extremely important

非洲和尚 fei¹ zau¹ wo⁴ soeng² {Fēi zhōu hé shang}

hated by everyone (slang)

非阿貝爾〔--贝尔〕 fei¹ aa³ bui³ ji⁵ {fēi ā bèi ěr}

(math.) non-abelian

非歐幾何〔-欧几-〕 fei¹ au¹ gei² ho⁴ {fēi ōu jǐ hé}

non-Euclidean geometry

非親非故〔-亲--〕 fei¹ can¹ fei¹ gu³ {fēi qīn fēi gù}

1. lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
2. fig. unrelated to one another in any way

非此即彼 fei¹ ci² zik¹ bei² {fēi cǐ jí bǐ}

1. either this or that
2. one or the other

非黨人士〔-党--〕 fei¹ dong² jan⁴ si⁶ {fēi dǎng rén shì}

non-party member

非都會郡〔--会-〕 fei¹ dou¹ wui⁶ gwan⁶ {fēi dū huì jùn}

non-metropolitan county (England)

非動物性〔-动--〕 fei¹ dung⁶ mat⁶ sing³ {fēi dòng wù xìng}

inanimacy

非分之念 fei¹ fan⁶ zi¹ nim⁶ {fēi fèn zhī niàn}

improper idea

非富即貴〔---贵〕 fei¹ fu³ zik¹ gwai³ {fēi fù jí guì}

wealthy and respectable people

非羈押性〔-羁--〕 fei¹ gei¹ aat³ sing³ {fēi jī yā xìng}

noncustodial (sentence)

非槓桿化〔-杠杆-〕 fei¹ gong³ gon¹ faa³ {fēi gàng gǎn huà}

deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan)

非軍事區〔-军-区〕 fei¹ gwan¹ si⁶ keoi¹ {fēi jūn shì qū}

Demilitarized Zone DMZ

非核地帶〔---带〕 fei¹ hat⁶ dei⁶ daai³ {fēi hé dì dài}

nuclear-free zone

非核國家〔--国-〕 fei¹ hat⁶ gwok³ gaa¹ {fēi hé guó jiā}

non-nuclear country

非異人任〔-异--〕 fei¹ ji⁶ jan⁴ jam⁶ {fēi yì rén rèn}

to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom)

非利士族 fei¹ lei⁶ si⁶ zuk⁶ {Fēi lì shì zú}

Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC)

非驢非馬〔-驴-马〕 fei¹ leoi⁴ fei¹ maa⁵ {fēi lǘ fēi mǎ}

1. neither fish nor fowl
2. resembling nothing on earth

非你莫屬〔---属〕 fei¹ nei⁵ mok⁶ suk⁶ {fēi nǐ mò shǔ}

1. it's yours exclusively (idiom)
2. you are the one
3. only you deserve it
4. only you can do it

非農產品〔-农产-〕 fei¹ nung⁴ caan² ban² {fēi nóng chǎn pǐn}

nonagricultural products

非平衡態〔---态〕 fei¹ ping⁴ hang⁴ taai³ {fēi píng héng tài}

1. unbalance
2. disequilibrium

非死不可 fei¹ sei² bat¹ ho² {Fēi sǐ bù kě}

Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")

非誠勿擾〔-诚-扰〕 fei¹ sing⁴ mat⁶ jiu⁵ {fēi chéng wù rǎo}

serious inquiries only

非常感謝〔---谢〕 fei¹ soeng⁴ gam² ze⁶ {fēi cháng gǎn xiè}

1. extremely grateful
2. very thankful

非常手段 fei¹ soeng⁴ sau² dyun⁶ {fēi cháng shǒu duàn}

an emergency measure

非同小可 fei¹ tung⁴ siu² ho² {fēi tóng xiǎo kě}

1. extremely important
2. no small matter

非洲聯盟〔--联-〕 fei¹ zau¹ lyun⁴ mang⁴ {Fēi zhōu Lián méng}

African Union

非洲之角 fei¹ zau¹ zi¹ gok³ {Fēi zhōu Zhī jiǎo}

Horn of Africa

非法入境者 fei¹ faat³ jap⁶ ging² ze² {fēi fǎ rù jìng zhě}

an illegal immigrant

非……不可 fei¹ ……bat¹ ho² {fēi… … bù kě}

have to….; must…; no other way but... ; nothing else but…will do

非歐幾何學〔-欧几-学〕 fei¹ au¹ gei² ho⁴ hok⁶ {fēi ōu jǐ hé xué}

non-Euclidean geometry

非典型肺炎 fei¹ din² jing⁴ fai³ jim⁴ {fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán}

1. atypical pneumonia
2. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
3. SARS

非婚生子女 fei¹ fan¹ sang¹ zi² neoi⁵ {fēi hūn shēng zǐ nǚ}

an illegitimate child

非盈利組織〔---组织〕 fei¹ jing⁴ lei⁶ zou² zik¹ {fēi yíng lì zǔ zhī}

non-profit organization

非贏利組織〔-赢-组织〕 fei¹ jing⁴ lei⁶ zou² zik¹ {fēi yíng lì zǔ zhī}

not-for-profit organization

非營利組織〔-营-组织〕 fei¹ jing⁴ lei⁶ zou² zik¹ {fēi yíng lì zǔ zhī}

nonprofit organization

非拉丁字符 fei¹ laai¹ ding¹ zi⁶ fu⁴ {fēi lā dīng zì fú}

non-latin letters

非線性光學〔-线--学〕 fei¹ sin³ sing³ gwong¹ hok⁶ {fēi xiàn xìng guāng xué}

nonlinear optics (physics)

非相對論性〔--对论-〕 fei¹ soeng¹ deoi³ leon⁶ sing³ {fēi xiāng duì lùn xìng}

non-relativistic (physics)

非條件反射〔-条---〕 fei¹ tiu⁴ gin² faan² se⁶ {fēi tiáo jiàn fǎn shè}

unconditioned reflex (physiology)

非洲大裂谷 fei¹ zau¹ daai⁶ lit⁶ guk¹ {Fēi zhōu dà liè gǔ}

Great East African rift valley

非洲單源說〔--单-说〕 fei¹ zau¹ daan¹ jyun⁴ syut³ {Fēi zhōu dān yuán shuō}

single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)

非洲錐蟲病〔--锥虫-〕 fei¹ zau¹ zeoi¹ cung⁴ beng⁶ {Fēi zhōu zhuī chóng bìng}

1. sleeping sickness
2. African trypanosomiasis

非政府組織〔---组织〕 fei¹ zing³ fu² zou² zik¹ {fēi zhèng fǔ zǔ zhī}

non-governmental organization (NGO)

非詞重復測驗〔-词-复测验〕 fei¹ ci⁴ cung⁴ fuk⁶ caak¹ jim⁶ {fēi cí chóng fù cè yàn}

nonword repetition test

非動物性名詞〔-动---词〕 fei¹ dung⁶ mat⁶ sing³ ming⁴ ci⁴ {fēi dòng wù xìng míng cí}

inanimate noun

非核武器國家〔----国-〕 fei¹ hat⁶ mou⁵ hei³ gwok³ gaa¹ {fēi hé wǔ qì guó jiā}

non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS)

非盈利的組織〔----组织〕 fei¹ jing⁴ lei⁶ dik¹ zou² zik¹ {fēi yíng lì de zǔ zhī}

non-profit organization

非遺傳多型性〔-遗传---〕 fei¹ wai⁴ cyun⁴ do¹ jing⁴ sing³ {fēi yí chuán duō xíng xìng}

polyphenism

非洲開發銀行〔--开发银-〕 fei¹ zau¹ hoi¹ faat³ ngan⁴ hong⁴ {Fēi zhōu Kāi fā Yín háng}

African Development Bank

非洲統一組織〔--统-组织〕 fei¹ zau¹ tung² jat¹ zou² zik¹ {Fēi zhōu Tǒng yī Zǔ zhī}

Organization of African Unity

非物質文化遺產〔--质--遗产〕 fei¹ mat⁶ zat¹ man⁴ faa³ wai⁴ caan² {Fēi wù zhì Wén huà Yí chǎn}

(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage

非同步傳輸模式〔---传输--〕 fei¹ tung⁴ bou⁶ cyun⁴ syu¹ mou⁴ sik¹ {fēi tóng bù chuán shū mó shì}

1. asynchronous transfer mode
2. ATM

非洲人國民大會〔---国--会〕 fei¹ zau¹ jan⁴ gwok³ man⁴ daai⁶ wui² {Fēi zhōu rén guó mín dà huì}

African National Congress, ANC

非對稱式數據用戶線〔-对称-数据-户线〕 fei¹ deoi³ cing³ sik¹ sou³ geoi³ jung⁶ wu⁶ sin³ {fēi duì chèn shì shù jù yòng hù xiàn}

1. Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
2. ADSL