逆 (jik6 ngaak6 | ni4) : disobey; counter

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逆

jik6 ngaak6

ni4

[1] disobey; offend; go against
[2] counter; reverse; contrary
[3] rebel; betray; traitor
[4] adverse; unfavourable; negative
[5] beforehand; in advance
[6] meet; welcome

Jyutping 'jik6' is the literary pronunciation used mostly in formal contexts; 'ngaak6' is the colloquial pronunciation used mostly in everyday speech.

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

逆

This word has been viewed 6957 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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逆行 jik6 hang4 ni4 xing2 = to go the wrong way / to go against one-way traffic regulation

逆差 jik6 caa1 = adverse balance of trade; trade deficit

逆意 ngaak6 ji3 = against the grain

逆定理 jik6 ding6 lei5 ni4 ding4 li3 = converse

逆時針方向 jik6 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3 ni4 shi2 zhen1 fang1 xiang4 = counterclockwise or anticlockwise direction

逆比例 jik6 bei2 lai6 ni4 bi3 li4 = inverse proportion

逆境 jik6/ngaak6 ging2 ni4 jing4 = hardship; adversity

逆喻 jik6 jyu6 = an oxymoron (self-contradictory figure of speech)

逆風 jik6 fung1 = into a headwind

逆水行舟 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1 = rowing upstream

學如逆水行舟，不進則退 hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3 = Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.

叛逆 bun6 jik6 pan4 ni4 = rebel against; revolt against; rebel

逆火 jik6 fo2 = [n] backfire

產生逆火 caan2 sang1 jik6 fo2 = [v] to backfire

忤逆仔 ng5 jik6 zai2 = unfilial son 粵

大逆不道 daai6 jik6 bat1 dou6 da4 ni4 bu2 dao4 = to be disobedient and treacherous; to deviate from the classics and rebel against orthodoxy

悖逆 but6 (bui6) jik6 bei4 ni4 = rebellious; disloyal; unrepentant; disobedient

逆轉 jik6 zyun2 ni4 zhuan3 = of things to take a turn for the better or for the worse

逆境商數 jik6 ging2 soeng1 sou3 ni4 jing4 shang1 shu4 = adversity quotient

逆子 jik6 zi2 ni4 zi3 = disobedient son; unfilial son

逆水 ngaak6 seoi2 ni4 shui3 = go against the current

逆對數 jik6 deoi3 sou3 ni4 dui4 shu4 = [math.] antilogarithm

逆天悖理 jik6 tin1 but6 (bui6) lei5 ni4 tian1 bei4 li3 = sacrilege; rebel against the laws of heaven and contradict reason

逆權管有 jik6 kyun4 gun2 jau5 ni4 quan2 guan3 you3 = adverse possession

逆勢 jik6/ngaak6 sai3 ni4 shi4 = contrarian

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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