Chinese

Noun

是非

1. right and wrong

   分辨是非  ―  fēnbiàn shìfēi  ―  to distinguish right from wrong

2. quarrel; dispute

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ぜ​ひ [zéꜜhì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ze̞çi]

Noun

是非 ‎(hiragana ぜひ, romaji zehi)

1. right and wrong

Derived terms

• 是非曲直 (ぜひきょくちょく) ‎(zehikyokuchoku)
• 是非善悪 (ぜひぜんあく) ‎(zehizen'aku)
• 是非無 (ぜひな)い ‎(zehinai)
• 是非 (ぜひ)に及 (およ)ばず ‎(zehi ni oyobazu)
• 是非判断 (ぜひはんだん) ‎(zehihandan)
• 是非 (ぜひ)も無 (な)い ‎(zehi mo nai)

Adverb

是非 ‎(hiragana ぜひ, romaji zehi)

1. certainly, without fail, by all means

Derived terms

• 是非是非 (ぜひぜひ) ‎(zehizehi)
• 是非共 (ぜひとも) ‎(zehitomo)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.