翻 fān

1. fān verb to translate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: bjon (Kroll 翻 4; NCCED '翻' 4) For example, in the Collection of Meanings and Terms in Translation by Fa Yun, 若餘翻是正 'if the translation is accurate.' (T 2131, Scroll 4)
2. fān verb to flit about; to flap
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 翻 1; NCCED '翻' 1)
3. fān verb to turn over
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 翻 2; NCCED '翻' 2)
4. fān verb to change; to convert; to revise
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 翻 4; NCCED '翻' 3)
5. fān verb to reverse; to withdraw
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 翻 3; NCCED '翻' 6)

Contained in

• 翻转(翻轉) to roll; to turn over; to invert; to flip
• 翻新 to revamp; a face-lift; to retread (a tire); to refurbish (old clothes); newly emerging
• 翻桌 to flip a table over (in a fit of anger)
• 翻盖(翻蓋) flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc); to rebuild; to renovate
• 翻阅(翻閱) to thumb through; to flip through (a book)
• 翻糖 fondant
• 向前翻腾(向前翻騰) forward somersault
• 翻开(翻開) to open up
• 翻山越岭(翻山越嶺) to pass over mountains and crossing ridges
• 翻过来(翻過來) to overturn; to turn upside down
• 阴沟里翻船(陰溝裡翻船) to meet with unexpected failure; to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
• 拇外翻 bunion; hallux valgus
• 翻墙(翻牆) to climb over the wall; to breach the Great Firewall of China
• 翻天覆地 world-shaking
• 翻箱倒柜(翻箱倒櫃) to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search
• 机器翻译(機器翻譯) machine translation
• 翻耕 to plow; to turn the soil
• 翻译手册(翻譯手冊) a translation guide
• 翻版 reprint; reproduction; pirate copy ; imitation; carbon copy; clone
• 人仰马翻(人仰馬翻) to suffer a crushing defeat; in a pitiful state; in a complete mess; to roll (with laughter)
• 向后翻腾(向後翻騰) backward somersault
• 翻跟斗 to turn a somersault
• 翻番 to double; to increase by a certain number of times
• 飞身翻腾(飛身翻騰) flying somersault
• 翻卷 to spin; to whirl around
• 翻作 to compose; to write words to a tune
• 翻脸(翻臉) to fall out with somebody; to become hostile
• 翻供 to retract testimony; to withdraw a confession
• 翻腾(翻騰) to turn over; to surge; to churn; to rummage; raging (torrent)
• 翻石鹬(翻石鷸) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
• 翻子拳 Fanziquan; Overturning Fist
• 翻拣(翻揀) to browse and select; to glance through and check
• 同声翻译(同聲翻譯) simultaneous translation
• 后翻筋斗(後翻筋斗) backward somersault
• 翻译记忆(翻譯記憶) translation memory
• 翻刻 a reproduction with additional engraving ; to transcribe
• 前空翻 forward somersault; front flip
• 翻箱倒箧(翻箱倒篋) to overturn trunks and boxes; to make a thorough search
• 兜翻 to expose; to turn over
• 推翻帝国主义(推翻帝國主義) overthrow imperialism
• 翻遍 to rummage through; to turn everything over; to ransack
• 翻跟头(翻跟頭) to turn a somersault
• 翻看 to browse; to look over (books)
• 地牛翻身 earthquake
• 机翻(機翻) machine translation
• 翻手为云覆手变雨(翻手為雲覆手變雨) turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
• 统计机器翻译(統計機器翻譯) statistical machine translation
• 翻嘴 to withdraw a remark; to quarrel
• 翻悔 to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)
• 翻越 to cross; to surmount; to transcend

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咸鱼翻身

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• 卷五十七 吳書十二 虞陸張駱陸吾朱傳 Volume 57: Book of Wu 12 - Biographies of Yu, Lu, Zhang, Luo, Lu, Wu, and Zhu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 108
• 卷69 崔休 裴延俊 袁翻 Volume 69: Cui Xiu, Pei Yanjun, Yuan Fan Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 22
• 卷四十七　列傳第三十五:　袁翻 陽尼 賈思伯 祖瑩 Volume 47 Biographies 35: Yuan Fan, Yang Ni, Jiao Sibo, Zu Ying History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 21
• 卷77 宋翻 辛雄 羊深 楊機 高崇 Volume 77: Song Fan, Xin Xiong, Yang Shen, Yang Ji, Gao Chong Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 17
• 卷二十六　列傳第十四:　宋隱 許彥 刁雍 辛紹先 韋閬 杜銓 Volume 26 Biographies 14: Song Yin, Xu Yan, Diao Yong, Xin Shaoxian, Weu Lang, Du Quan History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 15
• 卷九十四 列傳第六十四 隱逸 Volume 94 Biographies 64: Hermits and Recluses Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 13
• 卷五十三 Scroll 53 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 10
• 第二回 Chapter 74 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
• 第十七回 Chapter 17 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 9
• 第七十三回 Chapter 73 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 8

Collocations

• 虞翻 (虞翻) 先遣虞翻說歆 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷十三 魏書十三 鍾繇華歆王朗傳 Volume 13: Book of Wei 13 - Biographies of Zhong Yao, Hua Xin, and Wang Lang — count: 18
• 翻曰 (翻曰) 朗謂翻曰 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷五十七 吳書十二 虞陸張駱陸吾朱傳 Volume 57: Book of Wu 12 - Biographies of Yu, Lu, Zhang, Luo, Lu, Wu, and Zhu — count: 11
• 翻说 (翻說) 先遣虞翻說歆 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷十三 魏書十三 鍾繇華歆王朗傳 Volume 13: Book of Wei 13 - Biographies of Zhong Yao, Hua Xin, and Wang Lang — count: 5
• 谓翻 (謂翻) 朗謂翻曰 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷五十七 吳書十二 虞陸張駱陸吾朱傳 Volume 57: Book of Wu 12 - Biographies of Yu, Lu, Zhang, Luo, Lu, Wu, and Zhu — count: 4
• 翻对曰 (翻對曰) 翻对曰 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷五十七 吳書十二 虞陸張駱陸吾朱傳 Volume 57: Book of Wu 12 - Biographies of Yu, Lu, Zhang, Luo, Lu, Wu, and Zhu — count: 3
• 使翻 (使翻) 朗使翻见豫章太守华歆 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷五十七 吳書十二 虞陸張駱陸吾朱傳 Volume 57: Book of Wu 12 - Biographies of Yu, Lu, Zhang, Luo, Lu, Wu, and Zhu — count: 3
• 翻别传 (翻別傳) 翻别传曰 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷五十七 吳書十二 虞陸張駱陸吾朱傳 Volume 57: Book of Wu 12 - Biographies of Yu, Lu, Zhang, Luo, Lu, Wu, and Zhu — count: 3
• 翻谓 (翻謂) 翻謂蒙曰 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷五十四 吳書九 周瑜魯肅呂蒙傳 Volume 54: Book of Wu 9 - Biographies of Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Lü Meng — count: 3
• 令翻 (令翻) 亦欲因此令翻得釋也 — Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志, 卷五十七 吳書十二 虞陸張駱陸吾朱傳 Volume 57: Book of Wu 12 - Biographies of Yu, Lu, Zhang, Luo, Lu, Wu, and Zhu — count: 2
• 音翻 (音翻) 反音翻 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷一上 光武帝紀 Volume 1a: Annals of Emperor Guangwu — count: 2