蜚 (fēi) — (bound form) used in 蜚蠊 (cockroach); (bound form) used in 蜚声 (to be renowned)
Definition
蜚 is a bound form never used alone — it appears only inside compounds like 蜚蠊 (cockroach) and 蜚声 (renowned, famous).
bound form
used in 蜚蠊 (cockroach)used in 蜚声 (to be renowned)
Easily confused
- 辈bèilook-alike(bound form) generation; hierarchy within a family or social group (e.g. 长辈, 晚辈)
- 飞fēisound-aliketo fly
- 翡fěilook-alikeused in 翡翠
- 非fēisound-alike(verb, formal/literary) to not be; to be not
- 韭jiǔlook-alikeChinese chives (Allium tuberosum; bound form, usually in 韭菜)
- 菲fēisound-alike(bound form) poor; inadequate; meager
Examples
- 蜚蠊。Zhè zhǒng fēi lián zài chéng shì lǐ hěn cháng jiàn.This kind of cockroach is very common in cities.
- 蜚。Tā de zuò pǐn fēi shēng hǎi wài.His works are renowned overseas.
- 蜚蠊。Jǐ zhī fēi lián pá jìn le chú fáng.A few cockroaches crawled into the kitchen.
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