反贼

Traditional form:

反賊

Pinyin (reading):

fǎnzéi

Definitions:

• (imperial China) rebel; traitor
• (post-1949) enemy of the state; counter-revolutionary
• (slang) dissident (used self-referentially, esp. in pro-democracy circles)

Characters:

• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 贼 - thief, traitor; cunning, sly

Traditional characters:

• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 賊 - thief, traitor; cunning, sly