反動

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See also: 反动

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti-
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
 
trad. (反動) 反 動
simp. (反动) 反 动

Pronunciation

Adjective

反動

  1. reactionary
    老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋 [MSC, trad.]
    老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 [MSC, simp.]
    lǎozi yīngxióng ér hǎohàn, lǎozi fǎndòng ér húndàn
    If the father's a hero, the son's a great fellow. If the father's a reactionary, the son's a rotten egg. (a proverb popular during the Cultural Revolution)

Synonyms

  • (attributive) 白色 (báisè)

Derived terms

Noun

反動

  1. reaction

Japanese

Kanji in this term
反 動
はん
Grade: 3 		どう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

反(はん)動(どう) • (handō) 

  1. reaction, especially oppositions to changes
    それは保(ほ)守(しゅ)・反動(はんどう)だ。
    Sore wa hoshu handō da.
    That is reactionary and conservative.
  2. (weaponry) recoil, kickback, repercussion

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
反動

Noun

反動 • (bandong) (hangeul 반동)

  1. hanja form? of 반동 (“reaction”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
反動

Adjective

反動

  1. chữ Hán form of phản động (“reactionary”).
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