# 匪

| 匪 | U+532A, &#21290; 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 7171$_1$, composition ⿷匚非)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 匪 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | 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 / 形声, OC *pɯlʔ): semantic 匚 (“box”) + phonetic 非 (OC *pɯl)

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fěi (fei$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): fei$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): fei$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fî
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fi$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): fei$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): húi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): huin$^2$ / hui$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fěi
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fěi
*** Wade–Giles: fei$^3$
*** Yale: fěi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feei
*** Palladius: фэй (fɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /feɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fei$^2$
*** Yale: féi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fei$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: féi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fei̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: fei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fei⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fî
*** Hakka Romanization System: fi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fi²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /fi⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: fei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /fei⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (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: huin$^2$ / hui$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: húiⁿ / húi
*** Sinological IPA : /hũĩ⁵²/, /hui⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: pj+jX
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 |
| Baxter | pj+jX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pʉi$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pʷɨi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /piuəi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /puj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /piuəi$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /pĭwəi$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pwe̯i$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | fěi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fei$^2$ |
* 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
* (Kuomintang officialese, historical, derogatory) of or relating to the "Communist bandits" (共匪 (gòngfěi))
    匪諜／匪谍 ― fěi dié ― (derogatory) communist spy
    毛匪澤東／毛匪泽东 ― Máo fěi Zédōng ― (derogatory) Mao Zedong the bandit
    美匪建交 ― Měi fěi jiànjiāo ― (derogatory) establishment of foreign relation between USA and CCP regime
    排我納匪案／排我纳匪案 ― pái wǒ nà fěi àn ― (derogatory) Resolution on Admitting CCP regime
** 1994, 岳渭仁、冬卉、向東華、曉晴, 外國人眼中的蔣介石和宋美齡, →ISBN, page 14:
       Yībān dì shuō, wǒmen jiào tāmen “Jiǎngjièshí jítuán”. Zài bàozhǐ shàng wǒmen yǒushí jiào tā fěi; fǎnguòlái tā yě jiào wǒmen fěi. [Pinyin]
       In general, we call them "Chiang Kai-shek clique". On newspapers we often call them bandits, conversely they also call us [communist] bandits.
* (literary) not
    匪夷所思 ― fěiyísuǒsī ― not what an ordinary person can imagine; unusual; fantastic
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th 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.
    From: National Anthem of the Republic of China
    Sùyè fěi xiè, zhǔyì shì cóng. [Pinyin]
    Without resting day or night, follow the Principles.
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 篚 (fěi, “bamboo basket”).
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dishonorable; improper (behavior)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) that; those
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 斐
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th 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
* 剿匪 (jiǎofěi)
* 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)
* 匪諜 / 匪谍
* 匪賊 / 匪贼
* 匪躬
* 匪躬之操
* 匪躬之節 / 匪躬之节
* 匪難 / 匪难
* 匪類 / 匪类 (fěilèi)
* 匪風 / 匪风
* 匪首 (fěishǒu)
* 團匪 / 团匪
* 土匪 (tǔfěi)
* 夙夜匪懈 (sùyèfěixiè)
* 幗匪 / 帼匪
* 幫匪 / 帮匪
* 慣匪 / 惯匪
* 拳匪
* 捻匪
* 殘匪 / 残匪 (cánfěi)
* 獲益匪淺 / 获益匪浅 (huòyìfěiqiǎn)
* 盜匪 / 盗匪 (dàofěi)
* 票匪
* 竊匪 / 窃匪
* 綁匪 / 绑匪 (bǎngfěi)
* 股匪
* 胡匪 (húfěi)
* 蔫土匪
* 髮匪 / 发匪
* 鬍匪 / 胡匪 (húfěi)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fēi (fei$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fēi
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄟ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fei
*** Wade–Giles: fei$^1$
*** Yale: fēi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fei
*** Palladius: фэй (fɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /feɪ̯⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

匪
* Only used in 匪匪.

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fēn (fen$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄣ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fēn
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fen
*** Wade–Giles: fên$^1$
*** Yale: fēn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fen
*** Palladius: фэнь (fɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /fən⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

匪
* Alternative form of 分

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* not
* bandit, gangster, rogue

#### Readings

* Go-on: ひ (hi)
* Kan-on: ひ (hi)
* Kun: あらず (arazu, 匪ず)、わるもの (warumono, 匪)、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)

### References

* ↑ “匪”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## 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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