匪

匪	U+532A, 匪 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-532A

← 匩
[U+5329]

CJK Unified Ideographs

匫 →
[U+532B]

Translingual

Han character

匪 (Kangxi radical 22, 匚+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 尸中一卜 (SLMY), four-corner 7171₁, composition ⿷匚非)

References

KangXi: page 153, character 45
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2629
Dae Jaweon: page 346, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 87, character 1
Unihan data for U+532A

Chinese

trad.		匪
simp. ^#		匪

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 匪
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (非) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
啡	*pʰɯːlʔ
排	*brɯːl
俳	*brɯːl
輫	brɯːl, buːl
悲	*prɯl
棑	breː, brɯːls
輩	*puːls
裴	buːl, bɯl
徘	*buːl
琲	*buːlʔ
痱	buːlʔ, pɯds, bɯl, bɯls
非	*pɯl
扉	*pɯl
緋	*pɯl
猆	*pɯl
斐	pɯl, pʰɯlʔ
馡	*pɯl
騑	pɯl, pʰɯl
誹	pɯl, pɯlʔ, *pɯls
餥	pɯl, pɯlʔ
匪	*pɯlʔ
棐	*pɯlʔ
蜚	pɯlʔ, bɯls
篚	*pɯlʔ
榧	*pɯlʔ
鯡	*pɯls
霏	*pʰɯl
菲	pʰɯl, pʰɯlʔ, *bɯls
婔	*pʰɯl
裶	*pʰɯl
悱	*pʰɯlʔ
奜	*pʰɯlʔ
腓	bɯl, bɯls
陫	*bɯlʔ
屝	*bɯls
厞	*bɯls
翡	*bɯls

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *pɯlʔ) : semantic 匚 (“box”) + phonetic 非 (OC *pɯl)

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fěi (fei³)
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): fei²
(Taishan, Wiktionary): fei²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fî
(Meixian, Guangdong): fi¹
Jin (Wiktionary): fei²
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): húi
(Teochew, Peng'im): huin² / hui²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fěi
  - Wade–Giles: fei³
  - Yale: fěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feei
  - Palladius: фэй (fɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei²
  - Yale: féi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: fei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fî
  - Hakka Romanization System: fi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fi⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: fei²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /fei⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: húi
  - Tâi-lô: huí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: huie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hui⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hui⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hui⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huin² / hui²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: húiⁿ / húi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hũĩ⁵²/, /hui⁵²/

Middle Chinese: /pʉi^X/

Rime
Character	匪
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	府尾切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʉi^X/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷɨi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/piuəi^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/puj^X/
Li Rong	/piuəi^X/
Wang Li	/pĭwəi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/pwe̯i^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fei²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pəjʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*pɯlʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	匪	匪
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fěi	fěi
Middle Chinese	‹ pjɨj^X ›	‹ pjɨj^X ›
Old Chinese	/*pəjʔ/	/*pəjʔ/
English	bamboo basket	bandit
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	匪
Reading #	1/1
No.	3085
Phonetic component	非
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	匪
Old Chinese	/*pɯlʔ/

Definitions

匪

robber; bandit; gangster
土匪 ― tǔfěi ― bandit
綁匪／绑匪 ― bǎngfěi ― kidnapper
匪徒 ― fěitú ― bandit; gangster; vagabond; robber
(Taiwan, officialese, historical, by extension) of or relating to the CPC ("Communist bandits")
日匪友好協會／日匪友好协会 ― rìfěi yǒuhǎo xiéhuì ― (derogatory) China-Japan Friendship Association
See also: 共匪
(literary) not
匪夷所思 ― fěiyísuǒsī ― not what an ordinary person can imagine; unusual; fantastic
- 我心匪石，不可轉也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  我心匪石，不可转也。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Wǒ xīn fěi shí, bù kě zhuǎn yě. [Pinyin]
  My mind is not a stone; -
  It cannot be rolled about.
^† Original form of 篚 (fěi, “bamboo basket”).
^† dishonorable; improper (behavior)
^† that; those
^† Alternative form of 斐 (fěi).
- 有匪君子，如切如磋，如琢如磨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Yǒu fěi jūnzǐ, rú qiē rú cuō, rú zhuó rú mó. [Pinyin]
  There is our elegant and accomplished prince, -
  As from the knife and the file,
  As from the chisel and the polisher!

Compounds

剽匪
劫匪 (jiéfěi)
匪人
匪唯
匪夷所思 (fěiyísuǒsī)
匪彝
匪徒 (fěitú)
匪惟
匪懈
匪日
匪朝伊夕
匪爵
匪犯
匪石
匪石之心

匪穴 (fěixué)
匪躬
匪躬之操
匪首 (fěishǒu)
土匪 (tǔfěi)
夙夜匪懈 (sùyèfěixiè)
拳匪
捻匪
票匪
股匪
胡匪
蔫土匪
剿匪 (jiǎofěi)
匪諜／匪谍
匪賊／匪贼

匪躬之節／匪躬之节
匪難／匪难
匪類／匪类
匪風／匪风
團匪／团匪
幗匪／帼匪
幫匪／帮匪
慣匪／惯匪
殘匪／残匪 (cánfěi)
獲益匪淺／获益匪浅 (huòyìfěiqiǎn)
盜匪／盗匪 (dàofěi)
竊匪／窃匪
綁匪／绑匪 (bǎngfěi)
髮匪／发匪
鬍匪／胡匪 (húfěi)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēi (fei¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fei
  - Wade–Giles: fei¹
  - Yale: fēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fei
  - Palladius: фэй (fɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

匪

Only used in 匪匪.

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēn (fen¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fen
  - Wade–Giles: fên¹
  - Yale: fēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fen
  - Palladius: фэнь (fɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵/

Definitions

匪

Alternative form of 分 (fēn).

Japanese

Kanji

匪

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

bandit, gangster, rogue

Readings

Go-on: ひ (hi)
Kan-on: ひ (hi)
Kun: あらず (arazu, 匪ず); かたみ (katami); はこ (hako, 匪)

Compounds

匪(ひ)躬(きゅう) (hikyū)
匪(ひ)人(じん) (hijin)
匪(ひ)石(せき) (hiseki)
匪(ひ)賊(ぞく) (hizoku)
匪(ひ)他(た) (hita)
匪(ひ)徒(と) (hito)
匪(ひ)匪(ひ) (hihi)
会(かい)匪(ひ) (kaihi)
共(きょう)匪(ひ) (kyōhi)
拳(けん)匪(ぴ) (kenpi)
賊(ぞく)匪(ひ) (zokuhi)
団(だん)匪(ぴ) (danpi)
討(とう)匪(ひ) (tōhi)
土(ど)匪(ひ) (dohi)
捻(ねん)匪(ぴ) (nenpi)
法(ほう)匪(ひ) (hōhi)

Korean

Hanja

匪 • (bi, bun) (hangeul 비, 분, revised bi, bun, McCune–Reischauer pi, pun)

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Vietnamese

Han character

匪: Hán Nôm readings: phỉ

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