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  faan2   jyutping
  fan3   pinyin
[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

adjectiveAdditional PoS: verbadverb
Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: (#29)

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

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This word has been viewed 16326 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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detail  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)
detail 調  coeng3 faan2 diu6  chang4 fan3 diao4 = to express a different view; to take a different position; play devil's advocate
detail  faan2 so2  fan3 suo3 = locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
detail  faan2 deoi3  fan3 dui4 = to oppose; to counter
detail  faan2 ji4  fan3 er2 = on the contrary
detail  faan2 dung6  fan3 dong4 = reactionary
detail  faan2 hoeng3  fan3 xiang4 = opposite direction; reverse
detail  faan2 jing3  fan3 ying4 = to react; reaction
detail  faan2 zing3  fan3 zheng4 = anyhow; anyway; in any case
detail  faan2 deoi3 paai3  fan3 dui4 pai4 = opposition faction
See all 158 compounds (CantoDict reports 172 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 反
detail 這麼出爾反爾剛纔現在不要到底
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?
detail 反而𣲷
The newly changed door lock is unexpectedly not as smooth as the old one.
detail 成身𣲷/nap6/,
You are all sweaty and sticky after playing. Quickly go for your shower.
detail audio 三萬買起易如反掌
Thirty thousand dollars to get someone to kill him, its easy.
detail audio 隨口講著衫獨沽一味點知借啲意隔日
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.
detail 原來係噉反而畀你
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.)]
detail 脾氣
He overturns tables whenever he gets angry.
[Lit. He send-out each-time anger then will reverse-tables.]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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