Cantonese Dictionary

反映

faan2 jing2

Mandarin: fan3 ying4

[1] to reflect; to mirror; reflex; reflection [2] to report; to make known

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反時針方向

faan2 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3

Mandarin: fan3 shi2 zhen1 fang1 xiang4

anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction

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反檯

faan2 toi4*2

Cantonese

to be angry with

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反正

faan2 zing3

Mandarin: fan3 zheng4

anyhow; anyway; in any case (canto: 橫掂)

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反歧視法

faan2 kei4 si6 faat3

Mandarin: fan3 qi2 shi4 fa3

anti-discrimination law

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反毒組

faan2 duk6 zou2

the Narcotics Bureau

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反比例

faan2 bei2 lai6

Mandarin: fan3 bi3 li4

inverse proportion

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反水

faan2 seoi2

Mandarin: fan3 shui3

Cantonese

to revolt against; to betray; to rebel against

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反清復明

faan2 cing1 fuk6 ming4

Mandarin: fan3 qing1 fu4 ming2

Simplified: 反清复明

rebelling against the Qing dynasty and re-establishing the Ming dynasty

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反為

faan2 wai4

Mandarin: fan3 wei2

Simplified: 反为

unexpectedly become… (the opposite)

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反物質

faan2 mat6 zat1

Mandarin: fan3 wu4 zhi4

antimatter

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反璞歸真

faan2 pok3 gwai1 zan1

Mandarin: fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1

Simplified: 反璞归真

return to original purity and simplicity

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反生物戰

faan2 sang1 mat6 zin3

Mandarin: fan3 sheng1 wu4 zhan4

biological (warfare) defense

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反相

faan2 soeng3

Mandarin: fan3 xiang4

in-phase opposition; antiphase; opposite phase

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反省

faan2 sing2

Mandarin: fan3 xing3

introspection, self-examination, self-questioning, self-reflection

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反瞓

faan2 fan3

Mandarin: fan3 fen4

Cantonese

to sleep with face facing the bed

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反社會

faan2 se5 wui6*2

Mandarin: fan3 she4 hui4

antisocial (behavior)

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反粒子

faan2 lap1 zi2

Mandarin: fan3 li4 zi3

[phys.] antiparticle

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反義字

faan2 ji6 zi6

Mandarin: fan3 yi4 zi4

(a character) antonym [Var.] 反意字

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反義詞

faan2 ji6 ci4

Mandarin: fan3 yi4 ci2

(a word / component) antonym [Var.] 反意詞

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反而

faan2 ji4

Mandarin: fan3 er2

on the contrary; instead; contrary to

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反肚

faan2 tou5

Mandarin: fan3 du4

to die (for a fish to have its belly up) [colloquial]

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反胃

faan2 wai6

Mandarin: fan3 wei4

disgusting; horrible

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反腐

faan2 fu6

Mandarin: fan3 fu3

anti-corruption

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反艇

faan2 teng5

Mandarin: fan3 ting3

to capsize [written and colloquial]; to die [colloquial]

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反芻

faan2 co1

Mandarin: fan3 chu2

ruminate; chew the cud

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反衝

faan2 cung1

Mandarin: fan3 chong1

recoil; kick; react; backlash

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反覆

faan2 fuk1

Mandarin: fan3 fu4

[1] repeatedly; over and over again; time and again; again and again [2] reversal; relapse [3] changeable; in a state of flux; fickle [] Also written as 反復

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反覆無常

faan2 fuk1 mou4 soeng4

Mandarin: fan3 fu4 wu2 chang2

Simplified: 反复无常

unpredictable; erratic

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反角

faan2 gok3

Mandarin: fan3 jiao3

[math.] reflex angle

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