TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
反對
ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ · fǎnduì
verb — to oppose; to object to; to be against
字源 FORM — what the parts do
反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
對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(反:又)往崖(厂)反撥去;寸(對:寸)舉在對面量——反過去、面對面,就是反對。
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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