粵

反faan2話waa2

simp反话
faan2 waa2fǎn huà

English

  1. irony
  2. ironic remark
  3. irony; sarcasm; words that are opposite of what is actually meant

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 倒轉意思嚟講嘅説話,用嚟諷刺、隱瞞(量詞:句)

Examples

  • 是说反话吗?

    Sarcasm?

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 你講反話呀?

    Are you being sarcastic?

  • 佢好鍾意講反話,做嘅嘢明明係好緊張我但又特登話唔會再理我唔想知我嘅任何野。

    He always says things contrary to the truth. He often claims not to care about me or want to know anything about me, but his actions show that he genuinely cares for me.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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