反噬
反噬 fǎn shì ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˋ faan2 sai6
- to backfire on; to rebound on
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反
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 反问反問 fǎn wèn ㄈㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ faan2 man6 to ask (a question) in reply
- 反射 fǎn shè ㄈㄢˇ ㄕㄜˋ faan2 se6 to reflect
- 反对反對 fǎn duì ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ faan2 deoi3 to oppose; to be against; to object to
- 反差 fǎn chā ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄚ faan2 caa1 contrast; discrepancy
噬
- 吞噬 tūn shì ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋ tan1 sai6 to swallow
- 噬咬 shì yǎo ㄕˋ ㄧㄠˇ sai6 ngaau5 to bite
- 噬菌体噬菌體 shì jūn tǐ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄊㄧˇ sai6 kwan2 tai2 bacteriophage; phage
- 吞噬作用 tūn shì zuò yòng ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ tan1 sai6 zok3 jung6 (biology) phagocytosis
- 吞噬细胞吞噬細胞 tūn shì xì bāo ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄅㄠ tan1 sai6 sai3 baau1 phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
- 噬脐莫及噬臍莫及 shì qí mò jí ㄕˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ sai6 ci4 mok6 kap6 lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 出尔反尔出爾反爾 chū ěr fǎn ěr ㄔㄨ ㄦˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˇ ceot1 ji5 faan2 ji5 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
- 反败为胜反敗為勝 fǎn bài wéi shèng ㄈㄢˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥˋ faan2 baai6 wai4 sing3 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
- 反唇相讥反唇相譏 fǎn chún xiāng jī ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧ faan2 seon4 soeng1 gei1 (idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort
- 反客为主反客為主 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ ㄈㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ faan2 haak3 wai4 zyu2 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior