反正

Chinese

Etymology 1

	wrong side out or up; anti-	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
trad. (反正)	反	正
simp. ^#(反正)	反	正
anagram	正反

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǎnzheng, fǎnzhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ˙ㄓㄥ, ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan² zing³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fán-chṳn

(Hailu, HRS): fan^ˊ zhin^ˇ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): huang³ zing⁴ / huong³ zing⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoán-chèng
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵fe-tsen

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎnzheng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ˙ㄓㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnjhe̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: fan³-chêng⁵
  - Yale: fǎn-jeng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faan.jeng
  - Palladius: фаньчжэн (fanʹčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ɤŋ⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎnzhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnjhèng
  - Wade–Giles: fan³-chêng⁴
  - Yale: fǎn-jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faanjenq
  - Palladius: фаньчжэн (fanʹčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    反正
    反證 / 反证
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan² zing³
  - Yale: fáan jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan² dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan² jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fán-chṳn
  - Hakka Romanization System: fan^ˋ ziin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fan³ zin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fan³¹ t͡sɨn⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fan^ˊ zhin^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /fan²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃin¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: huang³ zing⁴ [Phonetic: huang⁵ zing⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: huâng-ci̍ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡siŋ⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: huong³ zing⁴ [Phonetic: huong⁵ zing⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoŋ³³²⁻²¹ t͡siŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoán-chèng
  - Tâi-lô: huán-tsìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoafnzexng
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Hui'an): /huan⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡seŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵fe-tsen
  - MiniDict: fe^去 tsen
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²fe-tsen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /fe³³ t͡sən⁴⁴/

Adverb

反正

anyway; in any case; whatever happens
- 至於你信不信，我反正信了。 [MSC, trad.]
  至于你信不信，我反正信了。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2010, Wang Yongping's response after the Wenzhou train collision
  Zhìyú nǐ xìn bu xìn, wǒ fǎnzhèng xìn le. [Pinyin]
  [I don't care] whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.

Synonyms

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不管怎樣 / 不管怎样 (bùguǎnzěnyàng)
不管怎麼樣 / 不管怎么样 (bùguǎn zěnmeyàng)
好歹 (hǎodǎi)
好賴 / 好赖 (hǎolài)
橫直 / 横直 (héngzhí) (dialectal)
橫豎 / 横竖 (héngshù)
橫豎橫 / 横竖横 (Northern Wu)
死活 (sǐhuó)
無論如何 / 无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé)
生死 (sen¹ si³) (Sichuanese)
紅黑 / 红黑 (hong² he²) (Sichuanese)
總之 / 总之 (zǒngzhī)
長短 / 长短 (chángduǎn) (literary)

Dialectal synonyms of 反正 (“anyway”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		長短
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		反正, 不管怎樣, 無論如何
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	反正, 橫豎, 橫直
	Taiwan	反正, 橫豎
	Singapore	反正
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	反正, 橫豎
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	反正
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	橫順, 橫豎, 左橫, 紅黑, 高矮, 生死
	Wuhan	橫直
	Guiyang	千急
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	反正
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	反正, 橫豎
Cantonese	Guangzhou	橫掂
	Hong Kong	橫掂, 反正
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	橫掂
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	橫掂
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	橫掂
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	橫掂
	Macau	橫掂
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	橫掂
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	橫掂
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	橫掂
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	反正
	Foshan	橫掂
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	橫掂
	Foshan (Shunde)	橫掂
	Foshan (Sanshui)	橫掂
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	左右
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	橫掂
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	橫掂
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	橫掂
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	橫掂
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	橫掂
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	橫掂
	Taishan	橫掂
	Kaiping (Chikan)	橫掂
	Enping (Niujiang)	橫掂
	Heshan (Yayao)	橫掂
	Dongguan	橫掂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	反正
	Yangjiang	橫掂
	Nanning	橫直
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	橫掂
Gan	Nanchang	橫直
Hakka	Meixian	贏輸, 橫直, 橫正, 反正
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	橫掂
	Huiyang	橫掂
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	橫掂
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	反正
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	反正
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	反正
	Liannan	反正
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	橫掂, 反正
	Jiexi	反正
	Changting	橫直
	Ninghua	反正
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	反正
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	反正
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	反正
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	反正
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	反正
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	橫直
	Hong Kong	橫掂
	Luchuan	反正
	Senai (Huiyang)	反正
Jin	Taiyuan	反正, 橫豎
Northern Min	Jian'ou	橫直
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	橫直, 好呆
Southern Min	Xiamen	橫直, 根拄
	Quanzhou	橫直
	Yongchun	橫直
	Zhangzhou	橫直, 生成
	Dongshan	橫直
	Tainan	橫直
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	反正
	Shantou	長短, 反正, 橫直
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	正倒
	Jieyang	長短, 正倒
	Puning	反正, 正倒
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	反正
	Leizhou	橫直
Puxian Min	Putian	橫直
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	橫直
	Xianyou	反正, 橫直
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	橫掂
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	橫直
Wu	Shanghai	橫豎, 反正
	Suzhou	橫豎, 橫道
	Changzhou	橫縱, 橫豎
	Wenzhou	橫直, 到老
Xiang	Changsha	橫直, 橫去
Xiang	Shuangfeng	橫直, 紅黑

Etymology 2

	back to; return to (alternative form of 返)	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
trad. (反正)	反	正
simp. ^#(反正)	反	正
anagram	正反

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǎnzhèng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan² zing³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fán-chṳn

(Hailu, HRS): fan^ˊ zhin^ˇ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): huang³ zing⁴ / huong³ zing⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoán-chèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎnzhèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnjhèng
  - Wade–Giles: fan³-chêng⁴
  - Yale: fǎn-jèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faanjenq
  - Palladius: фаньчжэн (fanʹčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    反正
    反證 / 反证
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan² zing³
  - Yale: fáan jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan² dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan² jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fán-chṳn
  - Hakka Romanization System: fan^ˋ ziin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fan³ zin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fan³¹ t͡sɨn⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fan^ˊ zhin^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /fan²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃin¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: huang³ zing⁴ [Phonetic: huang⁵ zing⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: huâng-ci̍ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡siŋ⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: huong³ zing⁴ [Phonetic: huong⁵ zing⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoŋ³³²⁻²¹ t͡siŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoán-chèng
  - Tâi-lô: huán-tsìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoafnzexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: pjonX tsyengH

Rime
Character	反	正
Reading #	2/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	府遠切	之盛切
Baxter	pjonX	tsyengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʉɐn^X/	/t͡ɕiᴇŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷiɐn^X/	/t͡ɕiɛŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/piuɐn^X/	/t͡ɕiæŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/puan^X/	/ciajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/piuɐn^X/	/t͡ɕiɛŋ^H/
Wang Li	/pĭwɐn^X/	/t͡ɕĭɛŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pi̯wɐn^X/	/t͡ɕi̯ɛŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fǎn	zhèng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faan²	zing³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.panʔ teŋ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*panʔ tjeŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	反	正
Reading #	2/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fǎn	zhèng
Middle Chinese	‹ pjon^X ›	‹ tsyeng^H ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.panʔ/	/*teŋ-s/
English	reverse (v.)	correct (adj., v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	反	正
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	2968	17178
Phonetic component	反	正
Rime group	元	耕
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	反	政
Old Chinese	/*panʔ/	/*tjeŋs/

Verb

反正

to come back to the correct path
to come over from the enemy's side

Derived terms

撥亂反正 / 拨乱反正 (bōluànfǎnzhèng)