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Chinese
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wrong side out or up; anti-
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
| trad. (反而)
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反
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而
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反
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而
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Pronunciation
Adverb
反而
- on the contrary; to the contrary; instead
Synonyms
- 反之 (fǎnzhī)
- 反倒 (fǎndào)
- 反倒轉／反倒转 (Hokkien)
- 反轉／反转 (Hokkien, Southwestern Mandarin)
- 相反 (xiāngfǎn)
- 起倒 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)