反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 胡子 鬍子 hú zi beard / mustache or whiskers / facial hair / CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1] / (coll.) bandit syn 反抗 fǎn kàng to resist / to rebel syn 叛徒 pàn tú traitor / turncoat / rebel / renegade / insurgent syn 强盗 強盜 qiáng dào to rob (with force) / bandit / robber / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 劫匪 jié fěi bandit / robber 暴徒 bào tú bandit / thug / ruffian syn 马子 馬子 mǎ zi bandit / brigand / gambling chip / chamber pot / (slang) girl / chick / babe syn 叛军 叛軍 pàn jūn rebel army 叛逆 pàn nì to rebel / to revolt / a rebel syn 反叛 fǎn pàn to rebel / to revolt syn 匪徒 fěi tú gangster / bandit syn 造反 zào fǎn to rebel / to revolt syn 土匪 tǔ fěi bandit syn 离经叛道 離經叛道 lí jīng pàn dào to rebel against orthodoxy / to depart from established practices syn 作乱 作亂 zuò luàn to rebel / to rise in revolt syn 盗匪 盜匪 dào fěi bandit syn 招安 zhāo ān to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty syn 兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom) / turmoil and chaos of war syn 造反派 zào fǎn pài rebel faction syn 匪首 fěi shǒu bandit syn 奸贼 奸賊 jiān zéi a traitor / a treacherous bandit syn 陈胜 陳勝 chén shèng Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] 毛子 máo zi hairy fellow / foreigner / Russian (derog.) / bandit (old) / tuft of fine hair 闯王 闖王 chuǎng wáng Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645) 流寇 liú kòu roving bandit / rebel band 吴广 吳廣 wú guǎng Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] 暴走族 bào zǒu zú people who go on walks for exercise / (Tw) rebel youth motorcycle group 乱党 亂黨 luàn dǎng the rebel party 招抚 招撫 zhāo fǔ to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty / to bring to negotiated surrender syn 赤眉 chì méi Red Eyebrows, rebel group involved in the overthrow of the Xin dynasty 新朝[Xin1 chao2] 盗 盜 dào to steal / to rob / to plunder / thief / bandit / robber syn 寇 kòu to invade / to plunder / bandit / foe / enemy syn 匪 fěi bandit / (literary) not syn 逆 nì contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel syn 叛 pàn to betray / to rebel / to revolt syn 认贼作父 認賊作父 rèn zéi zuò fù lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom) / fig. a complete betrayal / to sell oneself to the enemy syn 反抗者 fǎn kàng zhě rebel 共匪 gòng fěi communist bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw)) 匪盗 匪盜 fěi dào bandit syn 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn to rebel against the emperor (idiom) syn 匪穴 fěi xué bandit den / rebel stronghold syn 渠魁 qú kuí rebel leader / ringleader / bandit chieftain 白匪 bái fěi white bandit (i.e. Nationalist soldier) syn 刘邦 劉邦 liú bāng Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC) 窜犯 竄犯 cuàn fàn to raid / an intrusion (of the enemy, or bandit groups) syn 逆贼 逆賊 nì zéi renegade / traitor and bandit 顽匪 頑匪 wán fěi gangster / bandit 赤匪 chì fěi red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw)) 对着和尚骂贼秃 對著和尚罵賊禿 duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom) / fig. to insult indirectly / to criticize obliquely 成则为王，败则为寇 成則為王，敗則為寇 chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong 胡匪 鬍匪 hú fěi bandit (old) syn 匪巢 fěi cháo bandit stronghold syn 宵小 xiāo xiǎo thief / bandit / scoundrel / villain 大盗 大盜 dà dào thief / bandit (esp. one who has gained notoriety) 悍匪 hàn fěi brutal bandit / ferocious criminal 江洋大盗 江洋大盜 jiāng yáng - dà dào (idiom) infamous pirate / (by extension) notorious bandit or robber 反叛分子 反叛份子 fǎn pàn fèn zǐ insurgent / rebel 夹山寺 夾山寺 jiā shān sì Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 xian4], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Zi4 cheng2] 篡逆 cuàn nì to rebel / to revolt 闯王陵 闖王陵 chuǎng wáng líng mausoleum to the late-Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Ze4 cheng2], nicknamed Dashing King 闖王|闯王[Chuang3 Wang2] 叛军开采的钻石 叛軍開采的鉆石 rebel-mined diamond 叛军控制区 叛軍控制區 rebel-held land 反叛运动 反叛運動 rebel movement 悖乱 悖亂 bèi luàn to rebel / sedition / to delude / confused 变兵 變兵 biàn bīng rebel soldier 反贼 反賊 fǎn zéi (imperial China) rebel / traitor / (post-1949) enemy of the state / counter-revolutionary / (slang) dissident (used self-referentially, esp. in pro-democracy circles) 