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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
反對 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
反對 =
ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ · fǎnduì
verb — to oppose; to object to; to be against

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to reverse, to turn against (反對的反)fǎn厂 (cliff face) + 又 (hand) — a hand pressing against and pulling back from the wall; to reverse direction
to face; correct; to answer (對面的對)duì丵 (clustered objects) + 寸 (measured hand) — holding up a measured hand to what stands opposite; to face and respond
反對,反轉的反,對面的對。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手(:又)往崖(厂)撥去;寸(:寸)舉在面量——過去、面面,就是
A hand (又 in 反) pressing back against the wall (厂 cliff face) — reversed; a measured hand (寸 in 對) held up face-to-face against what stands opposite — 反對 is to turn and push directly against.
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