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反覆無常

faan2 fuk1 mou4 soeng4

fan3 fu4 wu1 chang2

changeable; fickle; capricious

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

反覆無常

This word was added by bybell on 15th Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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反 faan2 ban2 fan3 fan1 fan4 - reverse; opposite; contrary
覆 fuk1 fu3 fau6 fu4 - [1] [v] pour out [2] [v] overturn; topple; ups
無 mou4 wu2 - not; negative; don't have
常 soeng4 chang2 - common, ordinary; frequently

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