1 anyway

2 in any case

3 to come over from the enemy's side

1 to wear

2 to put on

3 to dress

4 to bore through

5 to pierce

6 to perforate

7 to penetrate

8 to pass through

9 to thread

1 to pass through

2 to traverse

3 to cross

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 see through something at first glance (idiom)

1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)

2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

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