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反肚

Cantonese · source Jyutpingfaan2 tou5

to die (for a fish to have its belly up) [colloquial]

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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faan22 · high risingtou55 · low rising

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Same syllable, six tones

faan翻faan1to turn over 反faan2contrary 泛faan3to float 繁faan4complicatedfaan5—饭faan6food

tou叨tou1to get the benefit of 土tou2earth 套tou3cover 图tou4diagram 肚tou5bellytou6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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反肚

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: fan3 du4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faan2 tou5

Cantonese word readings for 反肚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adj

(Southern Min) facing up (of one's belly)
(Southern Min, euphemistic) dead (of fish or people)
(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) nauseated; queasy

verb

(Cantonese, of a fish) to turn upside down and expose the belly, as a sign of death
(Cantonese, of an animal) to turn upside down
(Cantonese, by extension, of a vehicle) to turn upside down

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