水逆

Chinese

		water; river	contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
trad. (水逆)		水	逆
simp. #(水逆)		水	逆
anagram		逆水

Etymology

Short for 水星逆行 (Shuǐxīng nìxíng), attested not later than 2012.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐnì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² jik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐnì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěinì
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-ni⁴
    • Yale: shwěi-nì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeinih
    • Palladius: шуйни (šujni)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi² jik⁶
    • Yale: séui yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey² jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu² yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ jɪk̚²/

Noun

水逆

1. (astrology) the retrograde motion of Mercury, or the bad luck it brings; or, bad luck in general

   為什麼我最近這麼倒霉？一定是因為水逆！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
   为什么我最近这么倒霉？一定是因为水逆！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]

   Wèishénme wǒ zuìjìn zènme dǎoméi? Yīdìng shì yīnwèi shuǐnì! [Pinyin]

   Why am I so unlucky recently? It must be because of Mercury retrograde!

   水逆退散！  ―  Shuǐnì tuìsàn!  ―  The bad luck of Mercury retrograde, be gone!

Verb

水逆

1. (astrology) to have bad luck due to the retrograde motion of Mercury; or, to have bad luck in general

   最近俺水逆，幹啥啥不順。 [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
   最近俺水逆，干啥啥不顺。 [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]

   Zuìjìn ǎn shuǐnì, gàn shá shá bùshùn. [Pinyin]

   I've been experiencing (the bad luck of) Mercury retrograde recently; whatever I do is difficult.