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  jik6 ngaak6   jyutping
  ni4   pinyin
[1] [v] meet; welcome [2] [v] oppose; go against; disobey; rebel; rebel [3] beforehand; in advance [4] inverse; converse; adverse; contrary


Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#162)

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

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  jik6 caa1   = adverse balance of trade; trade deficit
detail  ngaak6 ji3   = against the grain
detail  jik6 ding6 lei5  ni4 ding4 li3 = converse
detail  jik6 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3  ni4 shi2 zhen1 fang1 xiang4 = counterclockwise or anticlockwise direction
detail  jik6 bei2 lai6  ni4 bi3 li4 = inverse proportion
detail  jik6/ngaak6 ging2  ni4 jing4 = hardship; adversity
detail  jik6 jyu6   = an oxymoron (self-contradictory figure of speech)
detail  jik6 fung1   = into a headwind
detail  jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1   = rowing upstream
detail 退  hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3   = Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.
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