倒反天纲 dàofǎntiāngāng to violate the natural order Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 倒反 dàofǎn on the contrary contrary to what one might expect; unexpectedly; instead; same as 反而 fǎn'ér or 反倒 fǎndào天 tiān adjectivenoun nature nature; the natural world as opposed to human influence纲 綱 gāng social order Social order, ethics, or discipline, as in the traditional Confucian codes of conduct 三纲五常 sāngāngwǔcháng