dǒufɑn
兜翻
rummage through old things; bring up past matters; expose
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Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesverb
to rummage through or mess with (old stored things)
dialectOften used to describe someone handling old items, especially with a sense of revisiting the past. The variant pronunciation 'dǒu fán' is also sometimes used.
Lǎo老
tài太
tai太
yòu又
zài在
kāi开
xiāng箱
zi子
dǒu抖
fɑn翻
tā她
nà那
diǎn点
er儿
xiù绣
huā花
de的
huó活
ji计
。
The old lady is opening her trunk again and rummaging through her embroidery work.
Bié别
zài在
gé阁
lóu楼
shàng上
dǒu抖
fɑn翻
nà那
xiē些
lǎo老
zhào照
piàn片
le了
。
Don't mess with those old photos up in the attic.
verb
to bring up again (old matters or conversations); to rehash
dialectImplies bringing up past events or topics, often those that are better left forgotten.
Guò过
qù去
de的
nà那
xiē些
shì事
bié别
dǒu抖
fɑn翻
le了
。
Don't bring up those past matters again.
Tā他
zǒng总
ài爱
dǒu抖
fɑn翻
wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
chǎo吵
jià架
de的
shì事
。
He always loves to rehash the fights we had as kids.
verb
to expose; to reveal (hidden or taboo matters); to spill the beans
dialectOften used to expose someone's secrets, embarrassing past, or true motives.
Bǎ把
tā他
de的
lǎo老
dǐ底
dōu都
gěi给
dǒu抖
fɑn翻
chū出
lái来
le了
。
All of his past secrets were exposed.
Xiǎo小
xīn心
tā他
dǒu抖
fɑn翻
nǐ你
de的
hēi黑
lì历
shǐ史
。
Be careful, he might spill the beans on your dark past.