反切
fǎn qiè
Pinyin

Definition

反切
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fǎn qiè
  1. traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
qiē huàn
  1. 1 to switch over
  2. 2 to switch modes or data streams
  3. 3 to cut (to a new scene)
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
bù qiè shí jì
  1. 1 unrealistic
  2. 2 impractical
qiē
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 to slice
  3. 3 tangent (math)

Idioms (20)

一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
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
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
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter