反坐

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti- to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, aeroplane, etc.)
trad. (反坐)
simp. #(反坐)

Pronunciation


Verb

反坐

  1. (dated, law) to sentence the accuser to the punishment facing the person he falsely accused
  2. (Changting Hakka) to sit with one's front facing inward and back facing outward

References

  • 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “反坐”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 184.