相soeng1反faan2

English

1. opposite
2. on the contrary; in contrast
3. opposite; contrary
4. contrary

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 連接兩句之間，表達前後兩句嘅意思形成對比（後面通常有逗號或者口頭停頓）
2. 兩方面互相排斥，唔能夠喺同一面兼容兩種情況

Examples

• 相反方向

  the opposite direction

• 相反嘅意見

  advice to the contrary

• 我嘅睇法同佢相反。

  My view is contrary to his.

• 我嘅諗法同佢嘅啱啱相反。

  My idea went against his.

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• 佢哋嘅生意擴充得好犀利。相反，我哋嘅就蝕得好厲害。

  Their business has expanded enormously, while ours, in contrast, has declined.

• 肚餓可能對成功係重要啲嘅，但我覺得我做緊相反嘅嘢去開心。

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• 反組合器係組合器嘅相反，負責將用機械語言嘗試翻譯做組合語言。

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• 呢個結果意味住，同最初嘅預測相反，變數嘅數量唔會影響處理速度。

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