1 anyway

2 in any case

3 to come over from the enemy's side

1 variant: 勾 gōu

1 example sentence

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 on the other hand...

2 conversely...

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

2 entirely outside the norm

3 out of character

1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)

1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

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

1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)

2 to retort