逆耳

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Chinese

contrary; opposite; backwards
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
 
ear
trad. (逆耳)
simp. #(逆耳)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (31) (38)
Final () (115) (19)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter ngjaek nyiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋˠiæk̚/ /ȵɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋᵚiak̚/ /ȵɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋiak̚/ /ȵʑieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋiajk̚/ /ȵɨX/
Li
Rong
/ŋiɐk̚/ /ȵiəX/
Wang
Li
/ŋĭɐk̚/ /ȵʑĭəX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋiɐk̚/ /ȵʑiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ěr
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jik6 ji5
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
ěr
Middle
Chinese
‹ ngjæk › ‹ nyiX ›
Old
Chinese
/*ŋrak/ /*C.nəʔ/
English go against ear

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 9474 2783
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ŋraɡ/ /*njɯʔ/

Verb

逆耳

  1. to grate on the ear; to be unpleasant to the ear