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逆戟鲸
nì jǐ jīng
Pinyin
Definition
逆戟鲸
-
nì jǐ jīng
(zoo.) orca
killer whale
Character Decomposition
逆
辶
丷
一
屮
戟
十
日
十
戈
鲸
鱼
亠
口
小
Related Words
(20)
叛逆
pàn nì
1
to rebel
2
to revolt
3
a rebel
逆
nì
1
contrary
2
opposite
3
backwards
4
to go against
5
to oppose
6
to betray
7
to rebel
逆境
nì jìng
1
adversity
2
predicament
逆袭
nì xí
1
counterattack
逆转
nì zhuǎn
1
to turn back
2
to reverse
逆来顺受
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
逆光
nì guāng
1
backlighting (lighting design)
逆反
nì fǎn
1
rebellious behavior
2
opposite
3
ob-
逆向
nì xiàng
1
backwards
2
reverse direction
逆天
nì tiān
1
to be in defiance of the natural order
逆旅
nì lu:3
1
guest-house
2
inn
逆时针
nì shí zhēn
1
anticlockwise
2
counterclockwise
逆水
nì shuǐ
1
against the current
2
upstream
逆流
nì liú
1
against the stream
2
adverse current
3
a countercurrent
4
fig. reactionary tendency
5
to go against the trend
逆流而上
nì liú ér shàng
1
to sail against the current
2
(fig.) to go against the flow
逆耳
nì ěr
1
unpleasant to hear
2
grates on the ear (of home truths)
逆行
nì xíng
1
to go the wrong way
2
to go against one-way traffic regulation
逆风
nì fēng
1
to go against the wind
2
contrary wind
3
a headwind
逆龄
nì líng
1
anti-aging
三叉戟
sān chā jǐ
1
trident
Idioms
(8)
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì 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
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
1
loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
逆来顺受
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
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
1
lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder
逆水行舟,不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
1
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
逆耳之言
nì ěr zhī yán
1
speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
2
home truths (that one does not want to hear)
逆行倒施
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
违天逆理
wéi tiān nì lǐ
1
lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character
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