反比
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Chinese
| wrong side out or up; anti- | side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (反比) | 反 | 比 | |
| simp. #(反比) | 反 | 比 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): faan2 bei2
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄅㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnbǐ
- Wade–Giles: fan3-pi3
- Yale: fǎn-bǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faanbii
- Palladius: фаньби (fanʹbi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faan2 bei2
- Yale: fáan béi
- Cantonese Pinyin: faan2 bei2
- Guangdong Romanization: fan2 béi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːn³⁵ pei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
反比
- (mathematics) inverse ratio; inverse proportion; negative correlation
Antonyms
- 正比 (zhèngbǐ)
Derived terms
- 成反比 (chéng fǎnbǐ)