fǎn​huà

irony; sarcasm

  • created reference approved 反话/反話 → 反语/反語 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反话 / 反話 fǎn​huà

    反语 / 反語 fǎn​yǔ

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 反话/反話 · fǎn​huà · irony; sarcasm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反话 / 反話

    fǎn​huà

    irony; sarcasm

    remarks intended to express the opposite of their literal meaning, often for emphasis, humor, or mockery

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech

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  • created sense approved 反话/反話 · fǎn​huà · prevarication — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反话 / 反話

    fǎn​huà

    prevarication

    evasive speech or prevarication intended to mislead or hide the truth

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 话 (literal) → 话/話 · huà · speech

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

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