faan2 lai6反例
Jyutpingfaan2 lai6
Yalefáan laih
Definition
Counterexample; an example that disproves a theory or statement.
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How it's used
Used primarily in academic, logical, or argumentative contexts to challenge a universal claim. It functions as a precise tool for debate, highlighting that a single exception is sufficient to invalidate a broad generalization.
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Related words
Common phrases
cite a counter-example
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
