| 否 | 461C15 31.40 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄈㄡˇ [fou3] (*ㄆㄧˇ [pi3] ). | ||
| Fin. Part. | (LL) fin. part. at end of questions＝or not?--汝知之否 do you know it or not? 汝知之乎 ditto (＝modn. 麼). | |||||
| Adj. | (*[pi3]) Evil, bad: 否極泰來 after extreme bad luck, comes good luck; 臧否人物 (used as v.t.) criticize people. | |||||
| Adv. | Or not (LL, also common in vern.) usu. used closely with auxiliaries: 可否 may…or may not (＝可以，不可以); 是否 is it…or not (＝是不是); 能否 can…or not; 肯否 willing or not; 唯唯否否 answering “yes” and “no.” | |||||
| Words | 1. 否定 [fou3ding4], v.i., decide in the negative. 2. 否決 [fou3jUe2], v.i. & t., vote against, in the negative; 否決權 veto power. 3. 否認 [fou3ren4], v.i. & t., to deny: 否認有罪 plead not guilty; 否認借錢 deny having borrowed money. 4. 否則 [fou3ze0], adv., conj., or else, if not: 你陪我們來，否則大家不去 come with us or else let's not go at all. | |||||