髮逆
Chinese
| hair | contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (髮逆) | 髮 | 逆 | |
| simp. (发逆) | 发 | 逆 | |
Etymology
Named because of their refusal to tie their hair in queues, in accordance to Qing Dynasty law.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fànì
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˋ ㄋㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fànì
- Wade–Giles: fa4-ni4
- Yale: fà-nì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fahnih
- Palladius: фани (fani)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fǎnì
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄚˇ ㄋㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnì
- Wade–Giles: fa3-ni4
- Yale: fǎ-nì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faanih
- Palladius: фани (fani)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
Noun
髮逆
- (historical, derogatory) rebels of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.