Word information
Simplified反裘负刍
Traditional反裘負芻
Pinyinfǎn qiú fù chú
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反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú · lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom); fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work; fig. to act stupidly
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反对fǎnduì
to oppose; to be against; to object to
负责fùzéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
负责人fùzérénperson in charge
相反xiāngfǎnopposite; contrary
反fǎncontrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
反而fǎn’éron the contrary; instead