逆流而上

Chinese

		contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel	to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
trad. (逆流而上)		逆	流	而	上
simp. #(逆流而上)		逆	流	而	上

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nìliú'érshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ lau⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nìliú'érshàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nìlióu-érshàng
    • Wade–Giles: ni⁴-liu²-êrh²-shang⁴
    • Yale: nì-lyóu-ér-shàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihliouerlshanq
    • Palladius: нилюэршан (niljueršan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik⁶ lau⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁵
    • Yale: yihk làuh yìh séuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ lau⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ leo⁴ yi⁴ sêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² lɐu̯²¹ jiː²¹ sœːŋ¹³/

Idiom

逆流而上

1. (literal) to go against the current
2. (figurative) to face difficulties