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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
反而 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
反而 ＝ 反 ＋ 而
ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ · fǎn'ér
adverb — on the contrary; instead (against expectation)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

反the opposite (相反)fǎn
而and yet (而且)ér
反而，相反的反，而且的而。