翻 (faan1) — cross; climb over in Cantonese

faanˉ¹翻

Mandarin Pinyin: fan1

Meaning of 翻

nouncross; climb over

nounturn upside down or inside out; reverse; overturn; capsize

nounmultiply

nounfall out; break up

nountranslate/interpret into

nounchange; turn; innovate

nounsearch; rummage; look through

nounvariant of 返

Example Sentences with 翻

你有冇翻譯(人)呀?

Do you have an interpreter?

麻煩你翻譯呢句畀我聽

Would you mind translating this sentence for me?

faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲zoengˉ¹將tou˗₃套soˉ¹梳faaˊ²化bunˉ¹搬fannˉ¹翻faanˉ¹翻laiˎ₄嚟！

Hurry up and move the sofa back here!

niˉ¹呢zek˗₃隻joekˍ₆藥jiˉ¹醫dakˉ¹得faanˉ¹翻houˊ²好go˗₃個bengˍ₆病janˎ₄人。

This medicine is able to cure the patient.

zoengˉ¹張toiˊ²枱soengˍ₆上minˍ₆面dakˉ¹得faanˉ¹翻saamˉ¹三zek˗₃隻buiˉ¹杯。

Only three cups are left on the table.

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Words Containing 翻

翻挖faan1 waat3

to scarify; scarified

翻跟斗faan1 gan1 dau2

to turn a somersault

鹹魚翻生haam4 jyu2 faan1 saang1

to be successful when it seems one would absolutely be a failure

翻譯faan1 jik6

translate, translator; interpret, interpreter

翻作faan1 zok3

to compose; to write words to a tune

overturn the heavens; shake the sky

樂翻天lok6 faan1 tin1

as happy as can be

翻臉faam1 lim5

fall out; suddenly turn hostile

翻嚟faan1 lai4

to come back; to return [Var.] 返嚟 [華]: 回來

翻嘴faan1 zeoi2

to withdraw a remark; to quarrel

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