fǎn zhèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
disproof / rebuttal / reductio ad absurdum
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Original source entry:

反證 反证 [fan3 zheng4] /disproof/rebuttal/reductio ad absurdum/

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Other forms in these source records: 反證

  • 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[fǎn qiè] phonetic system

  • 证
    zhèng

    to admonish / certificate / proof / to prove / to demonstrate / to confirm

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