倒反

dàofǎn
  1. instead
  2. on the contrary
  3. contrary (to expectations)

CEDICT

  1. reversed; inverted; opposite
  2. unexpectedly; instead; contrary to expectations

Wiktionary

  1. 反倒、反而。
  2. 一种修辞方法。即文辞表面的意义和作者内心的真意相反。如表面讚赏，其实责骂；表面贬抑，其实讚赏。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 倒 dào
  1. to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
  2. to pour out
  3. to tip out; to dump
  4. inverted; upside down; reversed
  5. to go backward
  6. contrary to what one might expect; but; yet
2 反 fǎn
  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 fǎnqiè phonetic system

Containing this entry

倒反天纲 dàofǎntiāngāng to violate the natural order; to defy social norms
倒反天罡 dàofǎntiāngāng variant of 倒反天纲 dàofǎntiāngāng

Related entries

反 fǎn
  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 fǎnqiè phonetic system
她把画挂反了。

She hung the picture upside down.

Source: Tatoeba

悖逆 bèinì contrary
戗 qiāng
  1. contrary
  2. pushing against
  3. bump
  4. knock
  5. used as equivalent for 抢 qiāng
相背 xiāngbèi
  1. contrary
  2. opposite
逆 nì
  1. contrary
  2. opposite
  3. backwards
  4. to go against
  5. to oppose
  6. to betray
  7. to rebel
非方矩阵的逆阵是一个危险的东西。

The inverse of a non-square matrix is a dangerous thing.

Source: Tatoeba

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