粵

反faan2過gwo3來loi4

simp反过来
faan2 gwo3 loi4fǎn guo lái

English

  1. conversely
  2. in reverse order
  3. in an opposite direction
  4. on the contrary

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 調返轉頭嚟睇

Examples

  • 他觉得自己占了上风,但我反过来扭转了局面。

    He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 要把公制單位換算成英制或反過來操作,鬚點擊“菜單”按鈕。

    To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 如果人類不好好保護大自然,大自然說不定會反過來把人類毀滅。

    If mankind doesn't take care of the environment, the environment may eliminate mankind.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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