Usage of the character 翻

to flip a table over (in a fit of anger)
(at a restaurant) to turn over a table (i.e. to complete a cycle from the seating of one group of diners until the arrival of another group at the same table)

fānpán

翻盘

[翻盤]

to make a comeback
(of a doctor's assessment of the gender of a fetus) to turn out to be wrong

fāntáng

翻糖

[翻糖]

fondant (loanword)

fānfān

翻番

[翻番]

to double
to increase by a certain number of times

fānpāi

翻拍

[翻拍]

to reproduce photographically
to duplicate
to adapt (as a movie)
to remake (a movie)
adaptation
reproduction
remake

fānhóng

翻红

[翻紅]

(of a stock or index) to turn positive
to regain popularity

fānpiānr

翻篇儿

[翻篇兒]

to turn a page
(fig.) to turn over a new leaf

fānbáiyǎn

翻白眼

[翻白眼]

to roll one's eyes

fānyìzhě

翻译者

[翻譯者]

translator
interpreter

qiánkōngfān

前空翻

[前空翻]

(acrobatics) front flip

mǔwàifān

拇外翻

[拇外翻]

bunion
hallux valgus

fānbǎndié

翻版碟

[翻版碟]

copy of DVD
pirate DVD

cèshǒufān

侧手翻

[側手翻]

(gymnastics) cartwheel; to do a cartwheel

fānyìjiā

翻译家

[翻譯家]

translator (of writings)

fānchēyú

翻车鱼

[翻車魚]

ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

fānshíyù

翻石鹬

[翻石鷸]

(bird species of China) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

fānjīndǒu

翻筋斗

[翻筋斗]

to tumble
to turn a somersault

fānziquán

翻子拳

[翻子拳]

Fanziquan - "Overturning Fist" - Martial Art

fānzhuōlü

翻桌率

[翻桌率]

table turnover rate (in a restaurant)

fānjiùzhàng

翻旧账

[翻舊賬]

to turn over old accounts
fig. to revive old quarrels
to reopen old wounds

fāngēndǒu

翻跟斗

[翻跟斗]

to turn a somersault

nàofāntiān

闹翻天

[鬧翻天]

to create a big disturbance

fānguòlái

翻过来

[翻過來]

to overturn
to turn upside down

fānlǎozhàng

翻老账

[翻老賬]

to turn over old accounts
fig. to revive old quarrels
to reopen old wounds

fānyīfān

翻一番

[翻一番]

to increase by 100%; to double

fāngēntou

翻跟头

[翻跟頭]

to turn a somersault

hòukōngfān

后空翻

[後空翻]

backward somersault
backflip

cèkōngfān

侧空翻

[側空翻]

aerial cartwheel
side somersault

fānránhuǐwù

翻然悔悟

[翻然悔悟]

to see the error of one's ways
to make a clean break with one's past

fānshānyuèlǐng

翻山越岭

[翻山越嶺]

lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
fig. hardships of the journey

dǎfānshēnzhàng

打翻身仗

[打翻身仗]

to work hard towards a turnaround
to fight to reverse sth

héngfānjīndǒu

横翻筋斗

[橫翻筋斗]

to turn cartwheels

mǔzhǐwàifān

拇趾外翻

[拇趾外翻]

bunion; hallux valgus

fānkōngchūqí

翻空出奇

[翻空出奇]

to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas

fānláifùqù

翻来覆去

[翻來覆去]

to toss and turn (sleeplessly)
again and again

fāndǒukǎchē

翻斗卡车

[翻斗卡車]

dump truck

yìrúfānzhǎng

易如翻掌

[易如翻掌]

see 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng)

fēishēnfānténg

飞身翻腾

[飛身翻騰]

flying somersault

tiānfāndìfù

天翻地覆

[天翻地覆]

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
everything turned on its head

jīxièfānyì

机械翻译

[機械翻譯]

machine translation

fānjiāngdǎohǎi

翻江倒海

[翻江倒海]

lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)
fig. overwhelming
earth-shattering
in a spectacular mess

fāntiānfùdì

翻天覆地

[翻天覆地]

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
everything turned on its head

xiányúfānshēn

咸鱼翻身

[鹹魚翻身]

lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom)
fig. to experience a reversal of fortune

rényǎngmǎfān

人仰马翻

[人仰馬翻]

to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
in a pitiful state
in a complete mess
to roll (with laughter)

fānxiāngdǎoguì

翻箱倒柜

[翻箱倒櫃]

to overturn trunks and boxes
to make a thorough search (idiom)

dìniúfānshēn

地牛翻身

[地牛翻身]

(Tw) (coll.) earthquake (According to a folk tale, earthquakes are caused by the occasional movements of an ox that lives under the earth.)

hòufānjīndǒu

后翻筋斗

[後翻筋斗]

backward somersault

jīqìfānyì

机器翻译

[機器翻譯]

machine translation

xiànghòufānténg

向后翻腾

[向後翻騰]

backward somersault

dǎohǎifānjiāng

倒海翻江

[倒海翻江]

see 翻江倒海 (fānjiāngdǎohǎi)

fānlǎohuánglì

翻老皇历

[翻老皇曆]

to look to the past for guidance (idiom)

fānxiāngdǎoqiè

翻箱倒箧

[翻箱倒篋]

to overturn trunks and boxes
to make a thorough search (idiom)

tóngshēngfānyì

同声翻译

[同聲翻譯]

simultaneous translation

xiàngqiánfānténg

向前翻腾

[向前翻騰]

forward somersault

fānyúnfùyǔ

翻云覆雨

[翻雲覆雨]

to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
tricky and inconstant
to make love

yīngōulǐfānchuán

阴沟里翻船

[陰溝裡翻船]

to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)

fānliǎnbùrènrén

翻脸不认人

[翻臉不認人]

to fall out with sb and become hostile

yīngzhuǎfānziquán

鹰爪翻子拳

[鷹爪翻子拳]

Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - "Eagle Claw" - Martial Art

fānshǒuwéiyúnfùshǒubiànyǔ

翻手为云覆手变雨

[翻手為雲覆手變雨]

lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
very powerful and capable (idiom)