1 old variant of 射[shè]

1 on top of

2 above-mentioned

3 also pr. [shàng mian]

1 below

2 under

3 next

4 the following

5 also pr. [xià mian]

1 ahead

2 in front

3 preceding

4 above

5 also pr. [qián mian]

1 contrary

2 in reverse

3 inside out or upside down

4 to reverse

5 to return

6 to oppose

7 opposite

8 against

9 anti-

10 to rebel

11 to use analogy

12 instead

13 abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system

1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic

2 entirely outside the norm

3 out of character

1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)

2 fig. a situation with two sides to it

1 better kept under the table (idiom)

2 not to be disclosed

3 too inferior to show in public

1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)

2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else

1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced

2 malicious and duplicitous