(imperial China) rebel; traitor; (post-1949) enemy of the state; counter-revolutionary; (slang) dissident (used self-referentially, esp. in pro-democracy circles)
trad. 反賊
Also written 反賊【fǎn zéi】
Characters in this word
2反
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contrary, 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
- Pinyin
- fǎn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2794 of 2500
贼
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thief; robber, (bound form) traitor; subversive, (bound form) evil; wicked, sly; shifty; devious, (literary) to harm; to injure, (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)
- Pinyin
- zéi
- Traditional
- 賊
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4535 of 2500