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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
翻⫽臉 (verb-object)
- to suddenly turn hostile; to fall out with
Synonyms
- 反面 (Cantonese, Hakka)
- 捋面 (Hokkien)
- 翻 (fān)
- 變臉/变脸 (biànliǎn)
- 變面/变面 (bi̿ng-mīng) (Northern Min, Hokkien, Teochew)
- 起屁面 (Hokkien)
- 鬧翻/闹翻 (nàofān)
Derived terms