fui2賄贿
Jyutpingfui2
Yalefúi
Definition
To bribe, or relating to bribery; giving benefits to others to obtain illicit advantages.
writtenmoney
How it's used
This character is a bound morpheme that rarely appears on its own in spoken Cantonese. It is almost exclusively used in formal or legal contexts, such as in the compound 賄賂. When speaking about bribery in a casual setting, people often use descriptive phrases like 俾錢買通 or 俾着數 instead.
Examples
He was arrested for bribery.
This matter involves bribery, don't talk about it recklessly.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a standalone verb, but it must be combined with other characters to form a complete word. Using it alone in a sentence will sound unnatural or archaic.
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Grammar guides
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