| 反正一样 |
fǎn zhèng yī yàng |
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference / six of one and half a dozen of the other / as broad as it is long |
| 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 phonetic system |
| 反正 |
fǎn zhèng |
anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side |
| 正 |
zhēng |
first month of the lunar year |
| 正 |
zhèng |
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 一样 |
yī yàng |
same / like / equal to / the same as / just like |
| 样 |
yàng |
manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type |