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逆水
ngaak6 seoi2 |
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go against the current/stream 逆水 is often used in colloquial speech, hence 逆 is read in its colloquial reading as ngaak6. But in the idiom 逆水行舟, 逆 is read as jik6 for the literary context.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:逆 jik6 ngaak6 - disobey; counter水 seoi2 - water; liquid; dough (money) 2 compounds containing this word:逆水行舟 - rowing upstream學如逆水行舟,不進則退 - Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back. |
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