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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

反唇相讥

fǎn chún xiāng jī

1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
2 to retort

反客为主

fǎn kè wéi zhǔ

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 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide

Sample Sentences

以色列从签订之初就反对该协议，因为我们说过，该协议不但没有阻止伊朗研制核弹，

Yǐsèliè cóng qiāndìng zhīchū jiù fǎnduì gāi xiéyì ，yīnwèi wǒmen shuō guò ，gāi xiéyì bùdàn méiyǒu zǔzhǐ Yīlǎng yánzhì hédàn ，

Israel has opposed the nuclear deal from the start because we said that rather than blocking Iran's path to a bomb,

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我知道菲律宾对仲裁结果表示欢迎，美国、日本等国也支持仲裁的结果，除了我国，还有其它国家反对仲裁结果吗？

wǒ zhīdào Fēilǜbīn duì zhòngcái jiéguǒ biǎoshì huānyíng ，Měiguó 、Rìběn děng guó yě zhīchí zhòngcái de jiéguǒ ，chúle wǒguó ，háiyǒu qítā guójiā fǎnduì zhòngcái jiéguǒ ma ？

I know that the Philippines welcomed the arbitration's ruling, and that it gained support from countries such as the US and Japan. Were any other countries opposed to the ruling?

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目前在外交交涉中最常见的表述，依事件的严重程度，主要有：关注或关切、遗憾、不满或反对、抗议。目前在外交辞令上，“抗议”是最严重等级。举例来说，若日本高官参拜靖国神社后，中国外交部通常都会在第一时间表示“强烈抗议”。而抗议按照程度递进又可分为：抗议、强烈抗议和最强烈抗议。

mùqián zài wàijiāo jiāoshè zhōng zuì chángjiàn de biǎoshù ，yī shìjiàn de yánzhòng chéngdù ，zhǔyào yǒu ：guānzhù huò guānqiè 、yíhàn 、bùmǎn huò fǎnduì 、kàngyì 。mùqián zài wàijiāo cílìng shàng ，“kàngyì ”shì zuì yánzhòng děngjí 。jǔlì láishuō ，ruò Rìběn gāoguān cānbài jìngguóshénshè hòu ，Zhōngguó wàijiāobù tōngcháng dōuhuì zài dì yī shíjiān biǎoshì “qiángliè kàngyì ”。ér kàngyì ànzhào chéngdù dìjìn yòu kě fēnwéi ：kàngyì 、qiángliè kàngyì hé zuì qiángliè kàngyì 。

Currently the most commonly seen formulations in diplomatic negotiations, according to the degree of importance of the incident, are mainly: "关注" or "关切", "遗憾", meaning "regret", "不满" meaning "dissatisfied" or "反对", meaning "oppose" and "抗议" meaning "to protest". Currently in diplomatic rhetoric, "抗议" is the most severe level. For example, after high-level Japanese officials worship at the Yasukuni Shrine, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will usually immediately announce their "强烈抗议" or "strong protest". "抗议" itself has different progressive levels, that can be divided into "抗议", protest, "强列抗议", strongly protest, and "最强烈抗议", protest in the strongest terms.

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只是，在鲸肉逐步淡出日本民众餐桌的背景下，业者认为商业捕鲸前景难料，日本媒体忧虑招致反对捕鲸的国家更多批评。

zhǐshì ，zài jīng ròu zhúbù dànchū Rìběn mínzhòng cānzhuō de bèijǐng xià ，yèzhě rènwéi shāngyè bǔjīng qiánjǐng nánliào ，Rìběn méitǐ yōulǜ zhāozhì fǎnduì bǔjīng de guójiā gèng duō pīpíng 。

However, as Japanese consume less whale meat, the industry believes the future of commercial whaling is uncertain and may trigger criticism from countries who object commercial whaling.

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那面对反对派，奥巴马的态度是如何的呢？

nà miànduì fǎnduì pài ，Àobāmǎ de tàidu shì rúhé de ne ？

Then what was Obama's attitude when facing the opposition?

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所以老子反对全球化吗？

suǒyǐ lǎozǐ fǎnduì quánqiúhuà ma ？

So Laozi is against globalization?

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导盲犬都是经过训练的，不会攻击其他乘客，为什么他们要反对呢？

dǎomángquǎn dōu shì jīngguò xùnliàn de ，bùhuì gōngjī qítā chéngkè ，wèishénme tāmen yào fǎnduì ne ？

Guide dogs all receive training. They won't attack other passengers. Why do they oppose the idea?