反水

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti- water; river
trad. (反水)
simp. #(反水)

Pronunciation


Verb

反水

  1. (dialectal) to turn traitor; to defect
  2. (dialectal) to stage an uprising; to revolt

Synonyms

  • (to stage an uprising):

References

  • 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “反水”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 184.