废

零废弃

líng fèi qì

zero waste

颓废

tuí fèi

decadent

颓废派

tuí fèi pài

decadents (of the Decadent movement of late 19th century Europe)

三废

sān fèi

three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1]

不以人废言

bù yǐ rén fèi yán

not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

以人废言

yǐ rén fèi yán

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

低放射性废物

dī fàng shè xìng fèi wù

low-level waste

作废

zuò fèi

to become invalid

核废物

hé fèi wù

nuclear waste

偏废

piān fèi

to give unequal emphasis to

半途而废

bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

因噎废食

yīn yē fèi shí

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face