粵

是si6非fei1

si6 fei1shì fēi

English

  1. right and wrong
  2. (noun) gossip
  3. what is right and what is wrong (either factually or morally)
  4. quarrel
  5. gossip

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 啱嘅嘢同埋錯嘅嘢;符合事實嘅嘢同埋違反事實嘅嘢;符合道德嘅嘢同埋違反道德嘅嘢
  2. 閒話、壞話;喺人哋背後講嘅説話,通常都係負面

Examples

  • 講是非

    to gossip

  • 是非精

    gossiper

  • 明辨是非

    to tell right from wrong

  • 是非不分

    to fail to distinguish right from wrong

  • 是非當人情

    to trade gossip for favor

  • 顛倒是非黑白

    to swear black is white; to distort the facts ----

  • 佢講你是非喎。

    He's been gossiping about you.

  • 他是非不分。

    He has no sense of right and wrong.

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Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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