# 腐敗
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fǔbài
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fu$^6$ baai$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fú-phai
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hú-pāi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fǔbài
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fǔbài
*** Wade–Giles: fu$^3$-pai$^4$
*** Yale: fǔ-bài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuubay
*** Palladius: фубай (fubaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$俯拜 腐敗／腐败
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fu$^6$ baai$^6$
*** Yale: fuh baaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fu$^6$ baai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fu$^6$ bai$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /fuː²² paːi̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fú-phai
*** Hakka Romanization System: fu$^ˋ$ pai
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fu$^3$ pai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /fu³¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hú-pāi
*** Tâi-lô: hú-pāi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hw'pai
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pai³³/

### Verb

腐敗
* (of organic matter) to go bad; to rot; to spoil
* (neologism, colloquial, humorous) to go out for a (fancy) meal together; to lead a lavish life (by having good food, singing karaoke, or travelling)

#### Synonyms

* (to go bad):
* 壞／坏 (huài)
* 朽壞／朽坏 (xiǔhuài)
* 朽弊 (xiǔbì) (literary)
* 朽敗／朽败 (xiǔbài)
* 朽爛／朽烂 (xiǔlàn) (literary)
* 朽腐 (xiǔfǔ)
* 糟 (zāo)
* 糟朽 (zāoxiǔ) (literary)
* 腐朽 (fǔxiǔ)
* 腐爛／腐烂 (fǔlàn)
* 臭爛／臭烂 (Xiamen Hokkien)
* 䭞／𬲳 (Hokkien)

### Adjective

腐敗
* corrupt; degenerate; immoral
* rotten; spoilt

### Noun

腐敗
* corruption (dishonesty by people in positions of authority)
    根除腐敗／根除腐败 ― gēnchú fǔbài ― to root out corruption
    官場腐敗／官场腐败 ― guānchǎng fǔbài ― corruption among officials

#### See also

* 貪污／贪污 (tānwū)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 腐 | 敗 |
| ふ Grade: S | はい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ふはい [fùháí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɸɯ̟ha̠i]

### Noun

腐(ふ)敗(はい) • (fuhai)
* decay, putrefaction
* corruption, such as political corruption

### Verb

腐(ふ)敗(はい)する • (fuhai suru) suru (stem 腐(ふ)敗(はい)し (fuhai shi), past 腐(ふ)敗(はい)した (fuhai shita))
* to rot, to decompose
* to become corrupt

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 腐敗し | ふはいし | fuhai shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 腐敗し | ふはいし | fuhai shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 腐敗する | ふはいする | fuhai suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 腐敗する | ふはいする | fuhai suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 腐敗すれ | ふはいすれ | fuhai sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 腐敗せよ¹ 腐敗しろ² | ふはいせよ¹ ふはいしろ² | fuhai seyo¹ fuhai shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 腐敗される | ふはいされる | fuhai sareru |
| Causative | 腐敗させる 腐敗さす | ふはいさせる ふはいさす | fuhai saseru fuhai sasu |
| Potential | 腐敗できる | ふはいできる | fuhai dekiru |
| Volitional | 腐敗しよう | ふはいしよう | fuhai shiyō |
| Negative | 腐敗しない | ふはいしない | fuhai shinai |
| Negative continuative | 腐敗せず | ふはいせず | fuhai sezu |
| Formal | 腐敗します | ふはいします | fuhai shimasu |
| Perfective | 腐敗した | ふはいした | fuhai shita |
| Conjunctive | 腐敗して | ふはいして | fuhai shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 腐敗すれば | ふはいすれば | fuhai sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN