反水
fǎn shuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

反水
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fǎn shuǐ
  1. turncoat
  2. traitor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反
fǎn
  1. 1 contrary
  2. 2 in reverse
  3. 3 inside out or upside down
  4. 4 to reverse
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to oppose
  7. 7 opposite
  8. 8 against
  9. 9 anti-
  10. 10 to rebel
  11. 11 to use analogy
  12. 12 instead
  13. 13 abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反应
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to react
  2. 2 to respond
  3. 3 reaction
  4. 4 response
  5. 5 reply
  6. 6 chemical reaction
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
水
Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui
水平
shuǐ píng
  1. 1 level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 horizontal
水果
shuǐ guǒ
  1. 1 fruit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
水瓶座
Shuǐ píng zuò
  1. 1 Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
一头雾水
yī tóu wù shuǐ
  1. 1 to be confused
  2. 2 to be baffled
下水
xià shuǐ
  1. 1 downstream
  2. 2 to go into the water
  3. 3 to put into water
  4. 4 to launch (a ship)
  5. 5 fig. to fall into bad ways
  6. 6 to lead astray
  7. 7 to go to pot
下水道
xià shuǐ dào
  1. 1 sewer
冰水
bīng shuǐ
  1. 1 iced water
冷水
lěng shuǐ
  1. 1 cold water
  2. 2 unboiled water
  3. 3 fig. not yet ready (of plans)
出水
chū shuǐ
  1. 1 to discharge water
  2. 2 to appear out of the water
  3. 3 to break the surface
化妆水
huà zhuāng shuǐ
  1. 1 skin toner
反串
fǎn chuàn
  1. 1 (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
  2. 2 (modern) to play a transvestite role
  3. 3 to masquerade as an opponent
反之
fǎn zhī
  1. 1 on the other hand...
  2. 2 conversely...
反倒
fǎn dào
  1. 1 but on the contrary
  2. 2 but expectedly
反光
fǎn guāng
  1. 1 to reflect light
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
  1. 1 repeatedly
  2. 2 time and time again

Idioms (20)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
  1. 1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
  1. 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
  3. 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
  1. 1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
  1. 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend

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