Read Edit View history 反语 fǎnyǔ irony Origin Definitions Defs 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)