不 成 文 法

bù chéng wén fǎdictionary entry

unwritten law

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

不成文法不成文法 [bu4 cheng2 wen2 fa3] /unwritten law/

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Character information

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不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
成
chéng
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
Chéng
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]
文
wén
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
Wén
surname Wen
法
fǎ
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])
Fǎ
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]

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