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逆

Mandarin · pinyin nì

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逆: nì · disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor

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4 · ni4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jik6 · ngaak6

Cantonese word readings for 逆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) to greet; to meet; to welcome
(literary) to meet the enemy head-on
(literary) to accept
opposite
to go against; to disobey
to resist; to reject
to rebel; to betray
adverse; unfavourable
rebel; traitor
in advance

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien, Teochew) to oppose; to go against
(Xiamen Hokkien) unable to be harmonious
(Hokkien) to be stuck in (something)
(Hokkien) to impede; to hinder
(Teochew) to quit (something bad)

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