逆水

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nìshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaak⁶ seoi² / jik⁶ seoi²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngak⁵ sui²

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍k-súi / gia̍k-súi / ge̍k-chúi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nìshuǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nìshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: ni⁴-shui³
    • Yale: nì-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihshoei
    • Palladius: нишуй (nišuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 溺水 逆水

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaak⁶ seoi² / jik⁶ seoi²
    • Yale: ngaahk séui / yihk séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaak⁹ soey² / jik⁹ soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngag⁶ sêu² / yig⁶ sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/, /jɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngak⁵ sui²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡak̚³² sui⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍k-súi
    • Tâi-lô: gi̍k-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gegsuie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² sui⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gia̍k-súi
    • Tâi-lô: gia̍k-suí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giagsuie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiak̚²⁴⁻² sui⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍k-chúi
    • Tâi-lô: gi̍k-tsuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gegzuie
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sui⁴¹/

Verb

逆水

1. to go against the current; to go upstream

Antonyms

• 順水／顺水 (shùnshuǐ)

Derived terms

• 學如逆水行舟，不進則退／学如逆水行舟，不进则退 (xué rú nìshuǐxíngzhōu, bùjìnzétuì)
• 逆水行舟 (nìshuǐxíngzhōu)