反覆

反覆

1. to go back and forth; to be changeable; to be full of changes

   • 呂布有虓虎之勇，而無英奇之略，輕狡反覆，唯利是視。自古及今，未有若此不夷滅也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     吕布有虓虎之勇，而无英奇之略，轻狡反覆，唯利是视。自古及今，未有若此不夷灭也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3^rd century CE

     Lǚ Bù yǒu xiāohǔ zhī yǒng, ér wú yīngqí zhī lüè, qīng jiǎo fǎnfù, wéilìshìshì. Zìgǔ jíjīn, wèiyǒu ruòcǐ bù yímiè yě. [Pinyin]

     Lü Bu possessed a roaring tiger's valor, yet no strategy of talented and extraordinary people's; he was frivolous, impetuous, and shifty, only looking out for his own gain. From antiquity till now, there was none like this who was not destroyed.

2. to recur; (of disease) to relapse
3. to go back on one's word; to back out

• (to recur): 重複／重复 (chóngfù)

反覆

1. again and again; repeatedly; time and time again

   反覆推敲／反复推敲  ―  fǎnfù tuīqiāo  ―  to repeatedly scrutinize

   三角肌攣縮症通常是由反覆肌肉注射或外傷所造成的。 [MSC, trad.]
   三角肌挛缩症通常是由反覆肌肉注射或外伤所造成的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Sānjiǎojī luánsuōzhèng tōngcháng shì yóu fǎnfù jīròu zhùshè huò wàishāng suǒ zàochéng de. [Pinyin]

   Deltoid muscle contracture is usually caused by repeated intramuscular injections or trauma.

反覆

1. reversal; relapse