反cup

Chinese

		wrong side out or up; anti-
trad. (反cup)		反	cup
simp. #(反cup)		反	cup

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “where is cup from? related to 扱?”)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan² kap¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan² kap¹
    • Yale: fáan kāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan² kap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan² keb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵/

Verb

反cup

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to have a comeback (in sports); to reverse the situation

Synonyms

• 反勝／反胜 (fǎnshèng)
• 反cap