非常 fēicháng, very/very much/unusual/extraordinary 除非 chúfēi, only if (..., or otherwise, ...)/only when/only in the case that/unless 非 Fēi/fēi, abbr. for 非洲[Fēi zhōu], Africa, to not be/not/wrong/incorrect/non-/un-/in-/to re... 非法 fēifǎ, illegal 并非 bìngfēi, [並非], really isn't 非洲 Fēizhōu, Africa/abbr. for 阿非利加洲[Ā fēi lì jiā Zhōu] 非得 fēiděi, (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 非凡 fēifán, out of the ordinary/unusually (good, talented etc) 是非 shìfēi, right and wrong/quarrel 南非 Nánfēi, South Africa 非正式 fēizhèngshì, unofficial/informal 莫非 mòfēi, can it be possible that/could it be 绝非 juéfēi, [絕非], absolutely not 非人 fēirén, not the right person (literary)/inhuman 无非 wúfēi, [無非], only/nothing else 面目全非 miànmùquánfēi, nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition 非官方 fēiguānfāng, unofficial 北非 BěiFēi, North Africa 若非 ruòfēi, were it not for/if not for 死于非命 sǐyúfēimìng, [死於非命], violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster/an unnatural death 非暴力 fēibàolì, nonviolent 非正常 fēizhèngcháng, abnormal/irregular 非礼 fēilǐ, [非禮], rudeness/insolence/impropriety/harassment/molestation/indecent assault 西非 XīFēi, West Africa 胡作非为 húzuòfēiwéi, [胡作非為], to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages 想入非非 xiǎngrùfēifēi, to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild 安非他明 ānfēitāmíng, amphetamine (loanword) 惹是生非 rěshìshēngfēi, to stir up trouble 无可厚非 wúkěhòufēi, [無可厚非], see 未可厚非[wèi kě hòu fēi] 非盈利 fēiyínglì, nonprofit 今非昔比 jīnfēixībǐ, things are very different now (idiom)/times have changed 非同小可 fēitóngxiǎokě, extremely important/no small matter 非议 fēiyì, [非議], to criticize 惹事生非 rěshìshēngfēi, variant of 惹是生非[rě shì shēng fēi] 非线性 fēixiànxìng, [非線性], nonlinear (math.) 为非作歹 wéifēizuòdǎi, [為非作歹], to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor/evildoer/to perpetrate ou... 物是人非 wùshìrénfēi, things have remained the same, but people have changed 非典 fēidiǎn, atypical pneumonia/Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/SARS 似是而非 sìshìérfēi, apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom) 非国大 Fēiguódà, [非國大], African National Congress, ANC/abbr. for 非洲人國民大會|非洲人国民大会[Fēi zhōu rén guó mín dà... 东非 Dōngfēi, [東非], East Africa 中非 ZhōngFēi, China-Africa (relations)/Central Africa/Central African Republic 无事生非 wúshìshēngfēi, [無事生非], to make trouble out of nothing 非但 fēidàn, not only 明辨是非 míngbiànshìfēi, to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) 搬弄是非 bānnòngshìfēi, to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make... 非政府 fēizhèngfǔ, non-governmental 答非所问 dáfēisuǒwèn, [答非所問], (idiom) to sidestep the question/to answer evasively 痛改前非 tònggǎiqiánfēi, completely correcting one's former misdeeds (idiom); to repent past mistakes and... 非此即彼 fēicǐjíbǐ, either this or that/one or the other 颠倒是非 diāndǎoshìfēi, [顛倒是非], to invert right and wrong 无可非议 wúkěfēiyì, [無可非議], irreproachable (idiom)/nothing blameworthy about it at all 非难 fēinàn, [非難], reproof/blame 是非曲直 shìfēiqūzhí, lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits/pro... 非亲非故 fēiqīnfēigù, [非親非故], lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)/fig. unrelated to one another in an... 啼笑皆非 tíxiàojiēfēi, lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/between laughter and tears 官非 guānfēi, lawsuit (from Cantonese) 索非亚 Suǒfēiyà, [索非亞], Sofia, capital of Bulgaria 混淆是非 hùnxiáoshìfēi, to confuse right and wrong (idiom) 非金属 fēijīnshǔ, [非金屬], nonmetal (chemistry) 非独 fēidú, [非獨], not only/not merely 非分 fēifèn, improper/presumptuous/assuming/overstepping one's bounds/also written 非份[fēi fèn... 扫黄打非 sǎohuángdǎfēi, [掃黃打非], to eradicate pornography and illegal publications 不到长城非好汉 bùdàoChángchéngfēihǎohàn, [不到長城非好漢], lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get ove... 东非共同体 DōngFēiGòngtóngtǐ, [東非共同體], East African Community 东非大地堑 DōngFēidàdìqiàn, [東非大地塹], Great East African rift valley 东非大裂谷 DōngFēidàliègǔ, [東非大裂谷], Great East African rift valley 中非共和国 ZhōngFēiGònghéguó, [中非共和國], Central African Republic 亚非拉 YàFēiLā, [亞非拉], Asia, Africa and Latin America 伦敦大学亚非学院 LúndūnDàxuéYàFēiXuéyuàn, [倫敦大學亞非學院], London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) 似懂非懂 sìdǒngfēidǒng, to not really understand/to half-understand 似笑非笑 sìxiàofēixiào, like a smile yet not a smile (idiom) 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 bīngdòngsānchǐ,fēiyīrìzhīhán, [冰凍三尺，非一日之寒], three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a ... 单非 dānfēi, [單非], a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen 南非茶 Nánfēichá, rooibos tea 南非语 Nánfēiyǔ, [南非語], Afrikaans (language) 双非 shuāngfēi, [雙非], a couple where both spouses are not Hong Kong citizens 口是心非 kǒushìxīnfēi, duplicity/hypocrisy (idiom) 圣大非 ShèngDàfēi, [聖大非], Santa Fe 圣索非亚 ShèngSuǒfēiyà, [聖索非亞], Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy wisdom) 圣索非亚大教堂 ShèngSuǒfēiyàdàjiàotáng, [聖索非亞大教堂], Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosqu... 塞翁失马安知非福 sàiwēngshīmǎānzhīfēifú, [塞翁失馬安知非福], the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a bl... 塞翁失马焉知非福 sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú, [塞翁失馬焉知非福], the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a bl... 安非他命 ānfēitāmìng, amphetamine (medical) (loanword) 寻事生非 xúnshìshēngfēi, [尋事生非], to look for trouble 岂非 qǐfēi, [豈非], wouldn't it be ... ? 布氏非鲫 bùshìfēijì, [布氏非鯽], zebra tilapia/Tilapia buttikoferi (zoology) 惹是非 rěshìfēi, to stir up trouble 挑拨是非 tiǎobōshìfēi, [挑撥是非], to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people/to tell tales/to make... 撒哈拉以南非洲 SāhālāyǐnánFēizhōu, sub-Saharan Africa 撩是生非 liáoshìshēngfēi, to stir up trouble/to provoke angry exchange 文过饰非 wénguòshìfēi, [文過飾非], to cover up one's faults (idiom)/to whitewash 无事献殷勤，非奸即盗 wúshìxiànyīnqín,fēijiānjídào, [無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜], one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom) 是非不分 shìfēibùfēn, unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) 是非之地 shìfēizhīdì, trouble spot/sketchy area 是非分明 shìfēifēnmíng, to distinguish right from wrong (idiom) 是非自有公论 shìfēizìyǒugōnglùn, [是非自有公論], to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom)/Public opinion will... 是非莫辨 shìfēimòbiàn, unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) 有仇不报非君子 yǒuchóubùbàofēijūnzǐ, [有仇不報非君子], a real man, if he takes a hit, will seek to even the score (idiom) 未可厚非 wèikěhòufēi, not to be censured too strictly (idiom)/not altogether inexcusable/understandabl... 李格非 LǐGéfēi, Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song fema... 来而不往非礼也 láiérbùwǎngfēilǐyě, [來而不往非禮也], not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)/to respond in kind 甲基安非他命 jiǎjīānfēitāmìng, methamphetamine 积非成是 jīfēichéngshì, [積非成是], a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long t... 苏非主义 Sūfēizhǔyì, [蘇非主義], Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition) 萨非王朝 SàfēiWángcháo, [薩非王朝], Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722 西地那非 xīdìnàfēi, sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword) 远非如此 yuǎnfēirúcǐ, [遠非如此], far from it being so (idiom) 金钱非万能 jīnqiánfēiwànnéng, [金錢非萬能], money is not omnipotent/money isn't everything/money can't buy you love 阿非利加 Āfēilìjiā, Africa 阿非利加洲 ĀfēilìjiāZhōu, Africa/abbr. to 非洲[Fēi zhōu] 非一日之功 fēiyīrìzhīgōng, lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)/fig. will take much time and effort to ac... 非主流 fēizhǔliú, alternative/non-mainstream 非人化 fēirénhuà, dehumanization 非份 fēifèn, improper/presumptuous/assuming/overstepping one's bounds/also written 非分[fēi fèn... 非你莫属 fēinǐmòshǔ, [非你莫屬], it's yours exclusively (idiom)/you are the one/only you deserve it/only you can ... 非党 fēidǎng, [非黨], non-party 非党人士 fēidǎngrénshì, [非黨人士], non-party member 非公式 fēigōngshì, unofficial/informal 非典型肺炎 fēidiǎnxíngfèiyán, atypical pneumonia/Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/SARS 非写实 fēixiěshí, [非寫實], nonrepresentational 非军事区 fēijūnshìqū, [非軍事區], Demilitarized Zone DMZ 非分之念 fēifènzhīniàn, improper idea 非利士 Fēilìshì, Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC) 非利士族 Fēilìshìzú, Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC) 非动物性 fēidòngwùxìng, [非動物性], inanimacy 非动物性名词 fēidòngwùxìngmíngcí, [非動物性名詞], inanimate noun 非同凡响 fēitóngfánxiǎng, [非同凡響], out of the ordinary 非同步 fēitóngbù, asynchronous 非同步传输模式 fēitóngbùchuánshūmóshì, [非同步傳輸模式], asynchronous transfer mode/ATM 非吸烟 fēixīyān, [非吸煙], nonsmoking 非命 fēimìng, violent death/killed in a disaster 非均质 fēijūnzhì, [非均質], inhomogeneous 非处方药 fēichǔfāngyào, [非處方藥], over-the-counter drug 非婚生 fēihūnshēng, born out of wedlock/illegitimate 非婚生子女 fēihūnshēngzǐnǚ, an illegitimate child 非宗教 fēizōngjiào, secular (society)/non-religious (party) 非富则贵 fēifùzéguì, [非富則貴], see 非富即貴|非富即贵[fēi fù jí guì] 非富即贵 fēifùjíguì, [非富即貴], wealthy and respectable people 非对称 fēiduìchèn, [非對稱], asymmetric 非对称式数据用户线 fēiduìchènshìshùjùyònghùxiàn, [非對稱式數據用戶線], Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line/ADSL 非导体 fēidǎotǐ, [非導體], nonconductor (of electricity, heat etc) 非小说 fēixiǎoshuō, [非小說], non-fiction 非层岩 fēicéngyán, [非層巖], unstratified rock 非层状 fēicéngzhuàng, [非層狀], unstratified 非峰值 fēifēngzhí, off-peak 非常多 fēichángduō, much/very many 非常感谢 fēichánggǎnxiè, [非常感謝], extremely grateful/very thankful 非常手段 fēichángshǒuduàn, an emergency measure 非平衡 fēipínghéng, non-equilibrium/disequilibrium/unbalance 非平衡态 fēipínghéngtài, [非平衡態], unbalance/disequilibrium 非异人任 fēiyìrénrèn, [非異人任], to bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others (idiom) 非微扰 fēiwēirǎo, [非微擾], non-perturbative (physics) 非必要 fēibìyào, inessential/unnecessary 非必需 fēibìxū, inessential 非拉丁字符 fēiLādīngzìfú, non-Latin characters 非政府组织 fēizhèngfǔzǔzhī, [非政府組織], non-governmental organization (NGO) 非数字 fēishùzì, [非數字], non-numeric 非斯 Fēisī, Fes (third largest city of Morocco) 非杠杆化 fēigànggǎnhuà, [非槓桿化], deleveraging (i.e. paying off part of a leverage loan) 非条件反射 fēitiáojiànfǎnshè, [非條件反射], unconditioned reflex (physiology) 非标准 fēibiāozhǔn, [非標準], nonstandard/unconventional 非核 fēihé, non-nuclear 非核化 fēihéhuà, denuclearization 非核国家 fēihéguójiā, [非核國家], non-nuclear country 非核地带 fēihédìdài, [非核地帶], nuclear-free zone 非核武器国家 fēihéwǔqìguójiā, [非核武器國家], non-nuclear weapon states (NNWS) 非模态 fēimótài, [非模態], modeless (computing) 非欧几何 fēiōujǐhé, [非歐幾何], non-Euclidean geometry 非欧几何学 fēiōujǐhéxué, [非歐幾何學], non-Euclidean geometry 非正数 fēizhèngshù, [非正數], a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero) 非死不可 Fēisǐbùkě, Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die") 非法定 fēifǎdìng, non-statutory/non-governmental 非洲之角 FēizhōuZhījiǎo, Horn of Africa 非洲人 Fēizhōurén, African (person) 非洲人国民大会 Fēizhōurénguómíndàhuì, [非洲人國民大會], African National Congress, ANC 非洲单源说 Fēizhōudānyuánshuō, [非洲單源說], single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution) 非洲大裂谷 Fēizhōudàliègǔ, Great East African rift valley 非洲开发银行 FēizhōuKāifāYínháng, [非洲開發銀行], African Development Bank 非洲界 Fēizhōujiè, Afrotropical realm 非洲统一组织 FēizhōuTǒngyīZǔzhī, [非洲統一組織], Organization of African Unity 非洲联盟 FēizhōuLiánméng, [非洲聯盟], African Union 非洲锥虫病 Fēizhōuzhuīchóngbìng, [非洲錐蟲病], sleeping sickness/African trypanosomiasis 非物质文化遗产 FēiwùzhìWénhuàYíchǎn, [非物質文化遺產], (UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage 非特 fēitè, not only 非独立 fēidúlì, [非獨立], dependent 非盈利的组织 fēiyínglìdezǔzhī, [非盈利的組織], nonprofit organization 非盈利组织 fēiyínglìzǔzhī, [非盈利組織], nonprofit organization 非盟 FēiMéng, African Union (AU), abbr. for 非洲聯盟|非洲联盟 非直接 fēizhíjiē, indirect 非相对论性 fēixiāngduìlùnxìng, [非相對論性], non-relativistic (physics) 非空 fēikōng, nonempty (set) 非线性光学 fēixiànxìngguāngxué, [非線性光學], nonlinear optics (physics) 非羁押性 fēijīyāxìng, [非羈押性], noncustodial (sentence) 非自然 fēizìrán, unnatural/occult 非致命 fēizhìmìng, not fatal/not life-threatening (medical condition) 非营利 fēiyínglì, [非營利], nonprofit/not for profit 非营利组织 fēiyínglìzǔzhī, [非營利組織], nonprofit organization 非裔 Fēiyì, of African descent 非要 fēiyào, to want absolutely/to insist on (doing something) 非规整 fēiguīzhěng, [非規整], irregular/disordered 非词重复测验 fēicíchóngfùcèyàn, [非詞重復測驗], nonword repetition test 非诚勿扰 fēichéngwùrǎo, [非誠勿擾], serious inquiries only 非负数 fēifùshù, [非負數], a nonnegative number (i.e. positive or zero) 非赢利组织 fēiyínglìzǔzhī, [非贏利組織], not-for-profit organization 非递推 fēidìtuī, [非遞推], nonrecursive 非遗传多型性 fēiyíchuánduōxíngxìng, [非遺傳多型性], polyphenism 非都会郡 fēidūhuìjùn, [非都會郡], non-metropolitan county (England) 非阿贝尔 fēiābèiěr, [非阿貝爾], (math.) non-abelian 非零 fēilíng, nonzero 非音 fēiyīn, (ling) unstressed (syllable) 非预谋 fēiyùmóu, [非預謀], unpremeditated 非驴非马 fēilǘfēimǎ, [非驢非馬], neither fish nor fowl/resembling nothing on earth 非高峰 fēigāofēng, off-peak 非黑即白 fēihēijíbái, black-or-white (e.g. good or bad, with no middle ground) 韩非 HánFēi, [韓非], Han Fei, also known as Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Hán Fēi zǐ] (c. 280-233 BC), Legalist p... 韩非子 HánFēizǐ, [韓非子], Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Hán Fēi] during... 齐大非偶 qídàfēiǒu, [齊大非偶], too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom) 齐大非耦 qídàfēiǒu, [齊大非耦], variant of 齊大非偶|齐大非偶[qí dà fēi ǒu]