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
反
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⺁
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又
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A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
侧
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亻
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则
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Wu Zetian (则) and the King of Chu (c) got married in the elevator's bathroom (e4) and after the ceremony they are so drunk that they have to lean against (侧) Rosa Luxemburg (亻) to not fall down.