逆 jik⁶ {nì}

1. contrary
2. opposite
3. backwards
4. to go against
5. to oppose
6. to betray
7. to rebel

逆數〔-数〕 jik⁶ sou³ {nì shù}

prediction; forecasting; in reverse order; abnormalities (of phenomenon); hapless fate

逆意 ngaak⁶ ji³ {nì yì}

to go against one's will

逆變〔-变〕 jik⁶ bin³ {nì biàn}

reversing (e.g. electric current)

逆差 jik⁶ caa¹ {nì chā}

1. adverse trade balance
2. trade deficit

逆賊〔-贼〕 jik⁶ caak⁶ {nì zéi}

1. renegade
2. traitor and bandit

逆產〔-产〕 jik⁶ caan² {nì chǎn}

1. traitor's property
2. breech delivery

逆反 jik⁶ faan² {nì fǎn}

1. rebellious behavior
2. opposite
3. ob-

逆火 jik⁶ fo² {nì huǒ}

(of an engine) to backfire

逆風〔-风〕 jik⁶ fung¹ {nì fēng}

1. to go against the wind
2. contrary wind
3. a headwind

逆境 jik⁶ ging² {nì jìng}

1. adversity
2. predicament

逆光 jik⁶ gwong¹ {nì guāng}

backlighting (lighting design)

逆行 jik⁶ hang⁴ {nì xíng}

1. to go the wrong way
2. to go against one-way traffic regulation

逆向 jik⁶ hoeng³ {nì xiàng}

1. backwards
2. reverse direction

逆夷 jik⁶ ji⁴ {nì yí}

1. invaders (insulting term)
2. foreign aggressors

逆耳 jik⁶ ji⁵ {nì ěr}

1. unpleasant to hear
2. grates on the ear (of home truths)

逆喻 jik⁶ jyu⁶ {nì yù}

oxymoron

逆流 jik⁶ lau⁴ {nì liú}

1. against the stream
2. adverse current
3. a counter-current
4. fig. reactionary tendency
5. to go against the trend

逆旅 jik⁶ leoi⁵ {nì lǚ}

1. guest-house
2. inn

逆倫〔-伦〕 jik⁶ leon⁴ {nì lún}

1. unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc)
2. unfilial conduct
3. against social morals

逆料 jik⁶ liu⁶ {nì liào}

1. to foresee
2. to predict

逆心 jik⁶ sam¹ {nì xīn}

1. unfavorable
2. undesired

逆臣 jik⁶ san⁴ {nì chén}

rebellious minister

逆水 jik⁶ seoi² {nì shuǐ}

1. against the current
2. upstream

逆運〔-运〕 jik⁶ wan⁶ {nì yùn}

1. bad luck
2. unlucky fate

逆襲〔-袭〕 jik⁶ zaap⁶ {nì xí}

counterattack

逆序 jik⁶ zeoi⁶ {nì xù}

inverse order

逆子 jik⁶ zi² {nì zǐ}

unfilial son

逆轉〔-转〕 jik⁶ zyun² {nì zhuǎn}

1. to turn back
2. to reverse

逆次次 ngaak⁶ ci³ ci³ {nì cì cì}

going against one's will; to feel uneasy as a result of not following the intentions of others

逆定理 jik⁶ ding⁶ lei⁵ {nì dìng lǐ}

converse theorem (math.)

逆斷層〔-断层〕 jik⁶ dyun⁶ cang⁴ {nì duàn céng}

1. reverse fault (geology)
2. compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees

逆反應〔--应〕 jik⁶ faan² jing³ {nì fǎn yìng}

1. reverse reaction
2. counter-reaction
3. inverse response

逆戟鯨〔--鲸〕 jik⁶ gik¹ king⁴ {nì jǐ jīng}

1. (zoo.) orca
2. killer whale

逆映射 jik⁶ jing² se⁶ {nì yìng shè}

inverse map (math.)

逆時針〔-时针〕 jik⁶ si⁴ zam¹ {nì shí zhēn}

1. anticlockwise
2. counterclockwise

逆運算〔-运-〕 jik⁶ wan⁶ syun³ {nì yùn suàn}

1. inverse operation
2. inverse calculation

逆回音 jik⁶ wui⁴ jam¹ {nì huí yīn}

inverted turn (ornament in music)

逆反心理 jik⁶ faan² sam¹ lei⁵ {nì fǎn xīn lǐ}

reverse psychology

逆行倒施 jik⁶ hang⁴ dou² si¹ {nì xíng dǎo shī}

1. to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
2. to try to turn back history
3. a perverse way of doing things

逆耳之言 jik⁶ ji⁵ zi¹ jin⁴ {nì ěr zhī yán}

1. speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
2. home truths (that one does not want to hear)

逆流溯源 jik⁶ lau⁴ sou³ jyun⁴ {nì liú sù yuán}

to go back to the source

逆來順受〔-来顺-〕 jik⁶ loi⁴ seon⁶ sau⁶ {nì lái shùn shòu}

1. to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
2. to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

逆水行舟 jik⁶ seoi² hang⁴ zau¹ {nì shuǐ xíng zhōu}

lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder

逆轉錄酶〔-转录-〕 jik⁶ zyun² luk⁶ mui⁴ {nì zhuǎn lù méi}

reverse transcriptase

逆轉錄病毒〔-转录--〕 jik⁶ zyun² luk⁶ beng⁶ duk⁶ {nì zhuǎn lù bìng dú}

1. reverse transcription virus
2. retrovirus

逆水行舟，不進則退〔------进则-〕 jik⁶ seoi² hang⁴ zau¹ ，bat¹ zeon³ zak¹ teoi³ {nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì}

like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)