反 (faan2 | fan3) : opposite; turn over; combat; counter

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反

faan2

fan3

[1] [adj] opposite; upside down; inside out
[2] [v] turn over; reverse; turn around
[3] [v] combat; oppose; go against
[4] [v] counter; return; rebuke
[5] [adv] on the contrary; instead

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Radical: 又 (#29)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

反

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友

This word has been viewed 16387 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Sep 2013 15:24

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食碗面反碗底 sik6 wun2 min6 faan2 wun2 dai2 = Go back upon somebody. Play somebody false. Betray a friend. (lit. to eat from a bowl and then turn it over) 粵

唱反調 coeng3 faan2 diu6 chang4 fan3 diao4 = to express a different view; to take a different position; play devil's advocate

反鎖 faan2 so2 fan3 suo3 = locked in (with the door locked from the outside)

反對 faan2 deoi3 fan3 dui4 = to oppose; to counter

反而 faan2 ji4 fan3 er2 = on the contrary

反動 faan2 dung6 fan3 dong4 = reactionary

反向 faan2 hoeng3 fan3 xiang4 = opposite direction; reverse

反應 faan2 jing3 fan3 ying4 = to react; reaction

反正 faan2 zing3 fan3 zheng4 = anyhow; anyway; in any case

反對派 faan2 deoi3 paai3 fan3 dui4 pai4 = opposition faction

反共 faan2 gung6 fan3 gong4 = anti-Communist

反對黨 faan2 deoi3 dong2 fan3 dui4 dang3 = opposition party

反骨 faan2 gwat1 = to be ungrateful; to betray; ingratitude 粵

反骨仔 faan2 gwat1 zai1 = traitor; ungrateful person 粵

食碗面，反碗底 sik6 wun2 min6*2 faan2 wun2 dai2 = to repay kindness with ingratitude 粵

造反 zou6 faan2 zao4 fan3 = to rebel; to revolt

相反 soeng1 faan2 xiang1 fan3 = opposite, reverse

違反 wai4 faan2 wei2 fan3 = to violate; to break (a law)

反對票 faan2 deoi3 piu3 = blackball

反之 faan2 zi1 fan3 zhi1 = on the other hand

反倒 faan2 dou3 fan3 dao4 = instead

反擊 faan2 gik1 fan3 ji2 (Taiwan), fan3 ji1 (PRC) = to hit back

反覆 faan2 fuk1 fan3 fu4 = repeatedly; relapse; fickle

反射 faan2 se6 fan3 she4 = reflex; reflection

反常 faan2 soeng4 fan3 chang2 = unusual; not normal

反思 faan2 si1 fan3 si1 = to recollect

反感 faan2 gam2 fan3 gan2 = to strongly dislike

反抗 faan2 kong3 fan3 kang4 = to revolt; to resist; to react; to rebel

反攻 faan2 gung1 fan3 gong1 = counterattack

反映 faan2 jing2 fan3 ying4 = reaction; reflex

反問 faan2 man6 fan3 wen4 = to answer a question with a question

反面 faan2 min6/min6*2 fan3 mian4 = reverse side; break up

反革命 faan2 gaak3 ming6 fan3 ge2 ming4 = counter-revolution; counterrevolution; counterrevolutionary

反饋 faan2 gwai6 fan3 kui4 = feedback

反駁 faan2 bok3 fan3 bo2 = to refute

反應堆 faan2 jing3 deoi1 fan3 ying4 dui1 = reactor

反轉 faan2 zyun3 fan2 zhuan3 = backrun, contrarotation, evert, rollback, turn over, turn round

反響 faan2 hoeng2 fan3 xiang3 = repercussions, reaction, echo

反省 faan2 sing2 fan3 xing3 = introspection, self-examination, self-questioning, self-reflection

反彈 faan2 daan6 fan3 tan2 = rebound

反胃 faan2 wai6 fan3 wei4 = feel sick to stomach; feel queasy; disgusting; nausea causing

作反 zok3 faan2 = to rebel, revolt, turn against

反側 faan2 zak1 fan3 ce4 = to turn over and over

氣冷式反應堆 hei3 laang5 sik1 faan2 jing3 deoi1 qi4 leng3 shi4 fan3 ying4 dui1 = gas-cooled reactor

反過來說 faan2 gwo3 lai4 syut3 fan3 guo4 lai2 shuo1 = on the other hand

反語法 faan2 jyu5 faat3 fan3 yu3 fa3 = irony

反日 faan2 jat6 fan3 ri4 = anti-Japan

反抗者 faan2 kong3 ze2 fan3 kang4 zhe3 = rebel

反應時 faan2 jing3 si4 fan3 ying1 shi2 = response time

反恐 faan2 hung2 fan3 kong3 = anti-terror

反導彈 faan2 dou6 daan6*2 fan3 dao3 dan4 = anti-missile

反叛分子 faan2 bun6 fan6 zi2 fan3 pan4 fen4 zi3 = insurgent; rebel (occasionally 反叛份子)

反動份子 faan2 dung6 fan6 zi2 fan3 dong4 fen4 zi3 = reactionary

核反應 hat6 faan2 jing3 he2 fan3 ying4 = nuclear reaction

核反應堆 hat6 faan2 jing3 deoi1 he2 fan3 ying4 dui1 = nuclear reactor

連鎖反應 lin4 so2 faan2 jing3 lian2 suo3 fan3 ying4 = chain reaction

動力反應堆 dung6 lik6 faan2 jing3 deoi1 dong4 li4 fan3 ying4 dui1 = power reactor

倒反 dou3 faan2 dao4 fan3 = unexpectedly; inversion

生產反應堆 sang1 caan2 faan2 jing3 deoi1 sheng1 chan3 fan3 ying4 dui1 = production reactor

反作用 faan2 zok3 jung6 fan3 zuo4 yong4 = reaction

反作用力 faan2 zok3 jung6 lik6 fan3 zuo4 yong4 li4 = reaction

反光鏡 faan2 gwong1 geng3 fan3 guang1 jing4 = mirror

反時針方向 faan2 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3 fan3 shi2 zhen1 fang1 xiang4 = anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction

反比例 faan2 bei2 lai6 fan3 bi3 li4 = inverse proportion

彼此相反的 bei2 ci2 soeng1 faan2 dik1 bi3 ci3 xiang1 fan3 de5 = [adj] reciprocal 國

變態反應 bin3 taai3 faan2 jing3 bian4 tai4 fan3 ying4 = [n] allergy

反光 faan2 gwong1 fan3 guang1 = reflection; reflective

反應過度 faan2 jing3 gwo3 dou6 = overreact, over-reacting

反應過敏 faan2 jing3 gwo3 man5 = overreact, over-reacting

反射動作 faan2 se6 dung6 zok3 = reflex action

反應冷淡 faan2 jing3 laang5 daam6 = lukewarm

反面教材 faan2 min6*2 gaau3 coi4 = negative teaching material

自我反省 zi6 ngo5 faan2 sing2 = soul searching

反向鏟 faan2 hoeng3 caan2 fan3 xiang4 chan3 = a backhoe

反叛 faan2 bun6 fan3 pan4 = [v] to rebel; [n] a rebellion

反叛者 faan2 bun6 ze2 fan3 pan4 zhe3 = a rebel

反叛份子 faan2 bun6 fan6 zi2 fan3 pan4 fen4 zi3 = insurgent; rebel (alternate form of 反叛分子)

平反 ping4 faan2 ping2 fan3 = vindicate; redress

輾轉反側 zin2 zyun2 faan2 zak1 zhan3 zhuan3 fan3 ce4 = to toss and turn (when sleepless)

反應器 faan2 jing3 hei3 fan3 ying4 qi4 = a reactor (device)

反覆無常 faan2 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 fan3 fu4 wu1 chang2 = changeable; fickle; capricious

物極必反 mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2 = do something extreme will end up going backwards

反斗 faan2 dau2 = to be naughty; to be mischievous 粵

反瞓 faan2 fan3 = to toss and turn in one's sleep 粵

反轉豬肚就係屎 faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 zau6 hai6 si2 = to experience a friend turning into an enemy after a dispute 粵

反轉豬肚就是屎 faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 zau6 si6 si2 = experience friends turning into enemies after a dispute

舉一反三 geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 = take one example and apply to many others

反悔 faan2 fui3 fan3hui3 = to go back on one's word; reneg on a promise

回光反照 wui4 gwong1 faan2 ziu3 = the last glow before sunset

反轉咗 faan2 zyun3 zo2 = inside-out 粵

反義字 faan2 ji6 zi6 fan3 yi4 zi4 = antonym

反義詞 faan2 ji6 ci4 fan3 yi4 ci2 = antonym

反檯 faan2 toi4*2 = to be angry with 粵

反間 faan2 gaan1*3 fan3 jian4 = to sow dissension; to drive a wedge between (one's enemies)

為反對而反對 wai6 faan2 deoi3 ji4 faan2 deoi3 wei4 fan3 dui4 er2 fan3 dui4 = opposed for the sake of opposition

反切 faan2 cit3 fan3 qie4 = fanqie

反間諜軟體 faan2 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 tai2 = anti-spyware software

反間諜軟件 faan2 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 gin6*2 = anti-spyware software

反領 faan2 leng5 = polo-necked; turndown collar

反過來睇 faan2 gwo3 lai4 tai2 = on the other hand 粵

易如反掌 ji6 jyu4 faan2 zoeng2 yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3 = easy as a hand's turn; very easy, no effort at all

反話 faan2 waa6 fan3 hua4 = irony

策反 caak3 faan2 ce4 fan3 = to incite defection; to instigate rebellion within the enemy camp

反之亦然 faan2 zi1 jik6 jin4 fan3 zhi1 yi4 ran2 = vice versa

反轉豬肚 faan2 zyun3 zyu1 tou5 = to experience a friend turning into an enemy after a dispute 粵

反顧 faan2 gu3 fan3 gu4 = have second thoughts

義無反顧 ji6 mou4 faan2 gu3 yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4 = honour permits no turning back; be duty-bound not to turn back

反黑法 faan2 hak1 faat3 = racketeer influenced and corrupt organization (RICO)

反文邊 faan2 man4 bin1 fan3 wen2 bian1 = Kangxi radical 66 (rap) (攵) 粵

反語 faan2 jyu5 fan3 yu3 = irony

反式脂肪 faan2 sik1 zi1 fong1 fan3 shi4 zhi1 fang2 = unsaturated fat, trans fat

撥亂反正 but6 lyun6 faan2 zing3 bo1 luan4 fan3 zheng4 = restore order out of chaos

反口覆舌 faan2 hau2 fuk1 sit6 fan3 kou3 fu4 she2 = to go back on one's word 粵

反詰 faan2 kit3 fan3 jie2 = counter sb. with a question; ask in retort

反歧視法 faan2 kei4 si6 faat3 fan3 qi2 shi4 fa3 = anti-discrimination law

閘住兼反彈 zaap6 zyu6 gim1 faan2 daan6 zha2 zhu4 jian1 fan3 tan2 = of another persons inauspicious words to rebound of of you 粵

反水 faan2 seoi2 fan3 shui3 = to revolt against; to betray; to rebel against 粵

反物質 faan2 mat6 zat1 fan3 wu4 zhi4 = antimatter

反復 faan2 fuk6 fan3 fu4 = repeatedly

單反機 daan1 faan2 gei1 dan1 fan3 ji1 = Single Lens Reflex Camera, SLR

反手 faan2 sau2 fan3 shou3 = backhand

反串 faan2 cyun3 fan3 chuan4 = cross-casting, to cross-cast, travesti

反躬自問 faan2 gung1 zi6 man6 fan3 gong1 zi4 wen4 = take an introspective look at one's conscience

謀反 mau4 faan2 mou2 fan3 = plan a revolt

反社會 faan2 se5 wui6*2 fan3 she4 hui4 = antisocial (behavior)

反芻 faan2 co1 fan3 chu2 = ruminate; chew the cud

反腐 faan2 fu6 fan3 fu3 = anti-corruption

反常天氣 faan2 soeng4 tin1 hei3 fan3 chang2 tian1 qi4 = freaky weather

反密碼子 faan2 mat6 maa5 zi2 fan3 mi4 ma3 zi5 = anticodon

反彈導彈 faan2 daan6*2 dou6 daan6*2 fan3 dan4 dao3 dan4 = antimissile missile

反恐戰爭 faan2 hung2 zin3 zang1 fan3 kong3 zhan4 zheng1 = war on terrorism

反應堆燃料元件 faan2 jing3 deoi1 jin4 liu6*2 jyun4 gin6 fan3 ying4 dui1 ran2 liao4 yuan2 jian4 = fuel element

反應堆芯 faan2 jing3 deoi1 sam1 fan3 ying4 dui1 xin1 = reactor core

反戰抗議 faan2 zin3 kong3 ji5 fan3 zhan4 kang4 yi4 = antiwar protest

反生物戰 faan2 sang1 mat6 zin3 fan3 sheng1 wu4 zhan4 = biological (warfare) defense

反粒子 faan2 lap1 zi2 fan3 li4 zi3 = [phys.] antiparticle

反轉錄病毒 faan2 zyun3 luk6 beng6 duk6 fan3 zhuan3 lu4 bing4 du2 = retrovirus

核反擊 hat6 faan2 gik1 he2 fan3 ji2 (Taiwan), he2 fan3 ji1 (PRC) = nuclear counter strike

生物反應器 sang1 mat6 faan2 jing3 hei3 sheng1 wu4 fan3 ying4 qi4 = bioreactor

反對數 faan2 deoi3 sou3 fan3 dui4 shu4 = [math.] antilogarithm

反角 faan2 gok3 fan3 jiao3 = [math.] reflex angle

吸熱反應 kap1 jit6 faan2 jing3 xi1 re4 fan3 ying4 = [化] endothermic reaction

放熱反應 fong3 jit6 faan2 jing3 fang4 re4 fan3 ying4 = [化] exothermic reaction

熱核反應堆 jit6 hat6 faan2 jing3 deoi1 re4 he2 fan3 ying4 dui1 = thermal reactor

研究反應堆 jin4 gau3 faan2 jing3 deoi1 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) fan3 ying4 dui1 = research reactor

反毒組 faan2 duk6 zou2 = the Narcotics Bureau

光反應 gwong1 faan2 jing3 guang1 fan3 ying4 = photoreaction

玩具反斗城 wun6 geoi6 faan2 dau2 sing4 wan2 ju4 fan3 dou3 cheng2 = Toys "R" Us

出爾反爾 ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5 chu1 er3 fan3 er3 = go back on one's word

反清復明 faan2 cing1 fuk6 ming4 fan3 qing1 fu4 ming2 = overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty

反相 faan2 soeng3 fan3 xiang4 = in-phase opposition; antiphase; opposite phase

反衝 faan2 cung1 fan3 chong1 = recoil; backlash

巴黎鐵塔反轉再反轉 baa1 lai4 tit3 taap3 faan2 zyun3 zoi3 faan2 zyun3 = french kiss 粵

反壟斷法 faan2 lung5 dyun6 faat3 fan3 long3 duan4 fa3 = anti-trust law; legislation against monopolies

聰明反被聰明誤 cung1 ming4 faan2 bei4 cung1 ming4 ng6 cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4 = too clever by half; cleverness may overreach itself

反轉三角式 faan2 zyun3*2 saam1 gok3 sik1 = [yoga] Parivritta Trikonasana, Revolved Triangle

限制反導彈導彈系統條約 haan6 zai3 faan2 dou6 daan6*2 dou6 daan6*2 hai6 tung2 tiu4 joek3 xian4 zhi4 fan3 dao3 dan4 dao3 dan4 xi4 tong3 tiao2 yue1 = Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

憤怒反抗機器 fan5 nou6 faan2 kong3 gei1 hei3 fen4 nu4 fan3 kang4 ji1 qi4 = Rage Against The Machine

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你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

啱換咗嘅新門鎖反而重𣲷粵
The newly changed door lock is unexpectedly not as smooth as the old one.

反到成身都咁𣲷/nap6/,重唔去沖個涼粵
You are all sweaty and sticky after playing. Quickly go for your shower.

三萬蚊買起佢，易如反掌粵
Thirty thousand dollars to get someone to kill him, its easy.

隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫粵
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.

原來係噉，反而係我畀你嚇一跳添粵
On the contrary, it's me that's scared by you!
[Lit. Originally like that, on the contrary it's me by you scared (particle) 原來係噉 is a useful phrase with no readily translatable meaning. (At least not consistently.)]

佢發嚫脾氣就會反枱粵
He overturns tables whenever he gets angry.
[Lit. He send-out each-time anger then will reverse-tables.]

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