fǎn​shì

to backfire

  • created reference approved 反噬 → 反咬 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反噬 fǎn​shì

    反咬 fǎn​yǎo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 反噬 · fǎn​shì · to backfire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反噬

    fǎn​shì

    to backfire

    to backfire on; to rebound on; to have an unintended negative effect on the perpetrator

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 噬 (literal) → 噬 · shì · to devour

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 反噬 · fǎn​shì · to bite the hand that feeds; to counter-accuse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反噬

    fǎn​shì

    to bite the hand that feeds; to counter-accuse

    to harm one's benefactor; to repay kindness with cruelty; to falsely accuse one's accuser or frame a witness

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 噬 (literal) → 噬 · shì · to bite

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense