逆水

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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

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:
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    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

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)

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