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啡: (phonetic component)

 

啡 fēi


: (phonetic component)

Kun Reading

啡 | いびき ibiki OR つば tsuba


: morphine, coffee

On Reading

ハイ hai
ヘ he
ヒ hi

 Usage:

啡色 fei1se4: brown
咖啡 ka1fei1: coffee (loanword)

冰咖啡 bing1 ka1fei1: iced coffee
喝咖啡 he1 ka1fei1: to drink coffee

嗎[吗]啡 ma3fei1: morphine (loanword)
腦[脑]内啡 nao3 nei4 fei1: endorphin
 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
口 (kou3: mouth radical) suggests the meaning while
(fei1: not; negative; non-; oppose) provides the sound.



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary