反切
fǎn qiè
Pinyin
Definition
反切
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- 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
Idioms (20)
一刀切
- 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
- 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
- 3 one size fits all
一切就绪
- 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一反常态
- 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
- 2 entirely outside the norm
- 3 out of character
出尔反尔
- 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
- 2 to blow hot and cold
- 3 to contradict oneself
- 4 inconsistent
切中时弊
- 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
- 2 to hit the nub of the matter