废
fèi
variant of 廢|废[fei4]
disabled
ruined shelter (广) + phonetic (发) =废 abandoned or disabled
广 is a lean-to or shelter, suggesting a structure that has fallen into ruin or disuse. 发 contributes the sound fèi (approximately); the shelter radical carries the meaning of something abandoned or broken down.
他的左腿受伤后变废了。
tā de zuǒ tuǐ shòu shāng hòu biàn fèi le。
His left leg became disabled after the injury.
那次事故让他的右手彻底废了。
nà cì shì gù ràng tā de yòu shǒu chè dǐ fèi le。
That accident left his right hand completely disabled.
Words with 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