逆天 nì tiān ㄋㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ jik6 tin1
- (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order
- (coll.) extraordinary; incredible
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逆
- 叛逆 pàn nì ㄆㄢˋ ㄋㄧˋ bun6 jik6 to rebel
- 可逆 kě nì ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄧˋ ho2 jik6 reversible
- 呃逆 è nì ㄜˋ ㄋㄧˋ aak1 jik6 to hiccup
- 忤逆 wǔ nì ㄨˇ ㄋㄧˋ ng5 jik6 disobedient to parents
- 悖逆 bèi nì ㄅㄟˋ ㄋㄧˋ bui6 jik6 contrary
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- 拂逆 fú nì ㄈㄨˊ ㄋㄧˋ fat1 jik6 to go against
- 气逆 氣逆 qì nì ㄑㄧˋ ㄋㄧˋ hei3 jik6 reverse flow of 气 (TCM)
- 水逆 shuǐ nì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˋ seoi2 jik6 (astrology) Mercury retrograde (abbr. for 水星逆行); (coll.) to have a period of bad luck
- 篡逆 cuàn nì ㄘㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧˋ saan3 jik6 to rebel
- 背逆 bèi nì ㄅㄟˋ ㄋㄧˋ bui3 jik6 to violate; to go against
- 莫逆 mò nì ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄧˋ mok6 jik6 very friendly
- 逆伦 逆倫 nì lún ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄨㄣˊ jik6 leon4 unnatural relationship (parricide, incest etc)
- 逆光 nì guāng ㄋㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄤ jik6 gwong1 backlighting; light coming from behind the subject (esp. in photography)
- 逆势 逆勢 nì shì ㄋㄧˋ ㄕˋ jik6 sai3 to go against the trend
- 逆反 nì fǎn ㄋㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ jik6 faan2 rebellious behavior
- 逆向 nì xiàng ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jik6 hoeng3 backwards
- 逆商 nì shāng ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄤ jik6 soeng1 (psychology) adversity quotient (abbr. for 逆境商数)
- 逆喻 nì yù ㄋㄧˋ ㄩˋ jik6 jyu6 oxymoron
- 逆境 nì jìng ㄋㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jik6 ging2 adversity
- 逆夷 nì yí ㄋㄧˋ ㄧˊ jik6 ji4 invaders (insulting term)
天
- 今天 jīn tiān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ gam1 tin1 today
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
- 冬天 dōng tiān ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ dung1 tin1 winter
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day
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- 夏天 xià tiān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ haa6 tin1 summer
- 天上 tiān shàng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ tin1 soeng6 the sky; the heavens
- 天下 tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ tin1 haa6 land under heaven
- 天使 tiān shǐ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕˇ tin1 si3 angel
- 天分 tiān fèn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄣˋ tin1 fan6 natural gift
- 天地 tiān dì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˋ tin1 dei6 heaven and earth
- 天堂 tiān táng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄤˊ tin1 tong4 paradise
- 天天 tiān tiān ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ tin1 tin1 every day
- 天平 tiān píng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ tin1 ping4 scales (to weigh things)
- 天性 tiān xìng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋ tin1 sing3 nature
- 天才 tiān cái ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊ tin1 coi4 talent
- 天敌 天敵 tiān dí ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄧˊ tin1 dik6 predator; natural enemy
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 天桥 天橋 tiān qiáo ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˊ tin1 kiu4 overhead walkway
- 天气 天氣 tiān qì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ tin1 hei3 weather
Idioms with these characters
- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ ㄓ ㄧㄢˊ jik6 ji5 zi1 jin4 speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
- 逆来顺受 逆來順受 nì lái shùn shòu ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ jik6 loi4 seon6 sau6 to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
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- 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1 lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
- 逆行倒施 nì xíng dào shī ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕ jik6 hang4 dou2 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 违天逆理 違天逆理 wéi tiān nì lǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ wai4 tin1 jik6 lei5 lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character
- 忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ zung1 jin4 jik6 ji5 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
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- 抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn zhōng tiān ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄣˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ pou5 han6 zung1 tin1 (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime
- 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
- 鼻孔朝天 bí kǒng cháo tiān ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ bei6 hung2 ziu1 tin1 lit. to have one's nose in the air (idiom)
- 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān ㄅㄨˋ ㄔˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩㄢ bat1 ci3 tin1 jyun1 no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
- 不共戴天 bù gòng dài tiān ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bat1 gung6 daai3 tin1 (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
- 不见天日 不見天日 bù jiàn tiān rì ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ bat1 gin3 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 补天浴日 補天浴日 bǔ tiān yù rì ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄩˋ ㄖˋ bou2 tin1 juk6 jat6 lit. Nüwa mends the Heavens and Xihe bathes the Sun (idiom)