反语 fǎnyǔ irony Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 反语 反語 fǎnyǔ irony Words used to express the opposite of their literal meaning, often for irony or sarcasm; same as 反话 fǎnhuà fanqie (bound form) An ancient method of Chinese pronunciation notation using two characters to spell a third; same as 反切 fǎnqiè rhetorical question A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer prevarication The use of ambiguous or evasive language to avoid telling the truth Frequency Movie subtitles 0.090 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.092 per million Cross-References Same as 反话 fǎnhuà反切 fǎnqiè切语 qièyǔ切音 qièyīn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
反语 反語 fǎnyǔ irony Words used to express the opposite of their literal meaning, often for irony or sarcasm; same as 反话 fǎnhuà fanqie (bound form) An ancient method of Chinese pronunciation notation using two characters to spell a third; same as 反切 fǎnqiè rhetorical question A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer prevarication The use of ambiguous or evasive language to avoid telling the truth Frequency Movie subtitles 0.090 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.092 per million Cross-References Same as 反话 fǎnhuà反切 fǎnqiè切语 qièyǔ切音 qièyīn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
