不正

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Chinese

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not; no
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
simp. and trad.
(不正)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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不正

  1. crooked; bent; angled
  2. improper; unacceptable; inappropriate
    上樑不正下樑歪上梁不正下梁歪  ―  shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi  ―  If a leader sets a bad example, subordinates are likely to follow suit. (Literally: “If the top beam is not straight, the lower beams will be crooked”.)
  3. dishonest; devious; shady

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Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
せい
Grade: 1
goon kan'on

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(せい) (fusei-na (adnominal ()(せい) (fusei na), adverbial ()(せい) (fusei ni))

  1. improper; unjust; fraudulent; dishonest
    不正(ふせい)ログイン試行(しこう)検出(けんしゅつ)しました。
    Fusei na roguin shikō o kenshutsu shimashita.
    We detected a suspicious login attempt.

Inflection

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Noun

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()(せい) (fusei

  1. impropriety; injustice; fraud
    不正(ふせい)入手(にゅうしゅ)
    fusei nyūshu
    obtaining through unjust means

References

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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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不正 (bujeong) (hangeul 부정)

  1. hanja form? of 부정 (injustice)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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不正

  1. chữ Hán form of bất chính (improper; dishonest; devious; shady).