See also: 腐败

Chinese

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decay; rotten be defeated; to defeat; loss
trad. (腐敗)
simp. (腐败)

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Verb

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腐敗

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

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  • (to go bad):

Adjective

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腐敗

  1. corrupt; degenerate; immoral
  2. rotten; spoilt

Noun

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腐敗

  1. 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

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
はい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(はい) (fuhai

  1. decay, putrefaction
  2. corruption, such as political corruption

Verb

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()(はい)する (fuhai surusuru (stem ()(はい) (fuhai shi), past ()(はい)した (fuhai shita))

  1. to rot, to decompose
  2. to become corrupt

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References

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