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造反

造反

Chinese

		to make; to build; to invent to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture	wrong side out or up; anti-
simp. and trad. (造反)		造	反

Verb

造反

to rebel; to rise up in rebellion; to revolt
to muck about; to run wild; to horse around

Derived terms

造反者 (zàofǎnzhě)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zàofǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ faan²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chho-fán
Min Nan (POJ): chǒ-hoán / chō-hoán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zàofǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzawfaan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ fa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ faan²
  - Yale: jouh fáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ faan²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² fɑːn³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chho-fán
  - Hakka Romanization System: co fan`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: co⁴ fan³
  - IPA: /t͡sʰo⁵⁵ fan³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǒ-hoán
  - Tâi-lô: tsǒ-huán
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɤ²² huan⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-hoán
  - Tâi-lô: tsō-huán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoixhoarn
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡so³³⁻¹¹ huan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ huan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɤ²²⁻²¹ huan⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɤ²²⁻²¹ huan⁵³/