hoài phí
Pronunciation
Northern
/hwa̤ːj˨˩ fi˧˥/
Central
/hwaːj˧˧ fḭ˩˧/
Southern
/hwaːj˨˩ fi˧˥/
Listen
to waste; to squander
Verb
to waste; to squander
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
to waste; to squander Core Actions
The act of wasting something valuable or letting an opportunity pass in a way that is deeply regretted.
vi Đừng hoài phí thời gian vào những việc vô ích.
en Don't waste time on useless things.
Parts
hoài / phí / A compound of hoài + phí …
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Parts
hoài / phí / A compound of hoài + phí …
OriginA compound of hoài + phí
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
懷費
Candidates by syllable
hoài
懷（淮）
phí
費（沸）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
uổng phí / phí hoài / hư phí / waste
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Similar
uổng phí / phí hoài / hư phí / waste
Use
hoài nghi / hoài bão / hoài cổ / hoài nam tử …
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Use
hoài nghi / hoài bão / hoài cổ / hoài nam tử …