defect; turn traitor; switch sides
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Meanings
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to betray; to defect; to turn traitor; to go over to the enemy
dialectA colloquial, dialectal term (often from Southern dialects like Cantonese). Implies a sudden, treacherous switch of allegiance, especially in a conflict or criminal context. Less formal than "叛变 (pànbiàn)".
Tán谈
pàn判
de的
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
，
tā他
dài带
zhe着
qíng情
bào报
fǎn反
shuǐ水
le了
。
At the critical moment of the negotiations, he defected with intelligence.
Zhè这
ge个
bāng帮
pài派
de的
èr二
hào号
rén人
wù物
tū突
rán然
fǎn反
shuǐ水
，
tóu投
kào靠
le了
duì对
tou头
。
The gang's second-in-command suddenly turned traitor and joined their rivals.
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Bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
，
wǒ我
men们
de的
yī一
míng名
hé核
xīn心
duì队
yuán员
fǎn反
shuǐ水
qù去
le了
duì对
shǒu手
jù俱
lè乐
bù部
。
During the season, one of our key players defected to the rival club.