逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ㄋㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡ jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1
- lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
- fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)
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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
- 逆天 nì tiān ㄋㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ jik6 tin1 (literary) to be in defiance of the natural order
水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
行
- 一行 yī xíng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jat1 hang4 party
- 不行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 hang4 won't do
- 并行 並行 bìng xíng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bing3 hang4 to proceed in parallel
- 内行 內行 nèi háng ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ noi6 hong4 expert
- 出行 chū xíng ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ceot1 hang4 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
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- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 可行 kě xíng ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ho2 hang4 feasible
- 同行 tóng háng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄤˊ tung4 hang4 person of the same profession
- 品行 pǐn xíng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ban2 hang6 behavior
- 执行 執行 zhí xíng ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zap1 hang4 to implement
- 外行 wài háng ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ ngoi6 hong4 layman
- 实行 實行 shí xíng ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat6 hang4 to implement
- 履行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lei5 hang4 to fulfill (one's obligations)
- 平行 píng xíng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ping4 hang4 parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
- 强行 強行 qiáng xíng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ koeng5 hang4 to do sth by force
- 推行 tuī xíng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ teoi1 hang4 to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc)
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 旅行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ leoi5 hang4 to travel
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 流行 liú xíng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lau4 hang4 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
舟
- 龙舟 龍舟 lóng zhōu ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ lung4 zau1 dragon boat
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3 cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
- 扁舟 piān zhōu ㄆㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ pin1 zau1 (literary) small boat; skiff
- 操舟 cāo zhōu ㄘㄠ ㄓㄡ cou1 zau1 to steer a boat
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- 方舟 fāng zhōu ㄈㄤ ㄓㄡ fong1 zau1 ark
- 泛舟 fàn zhōu ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄡ faan3 zau1 to go boating
- 神舟 Shén zhōu ㄕㄣˊ ㄓㄡ san4 zau1 Shenzhou (spacecraft)
- 舟山 Zhōu shān ㄓㄡ ㄕㄢ zau1 saan1 see 舟山市
- 舟曲 Zhōu qǔ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄩˇ zau1 kuk1 see 舟曲县
- 舟船 zhōu chuán ㄓㄡ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zau1 syun4 boat
- 荡舟 蕩舟 dàng zhōu ㄉㄤˋ ㄓㄡ dong6 zau1 to row a boat
- 兰舟 蘭舟 lán zhōu ㄌㄢˊ ㄓㄡ laan4 zau1 lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood
- 飞舟 飛舟 fēi zhōu ㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ fei1 zau1 fast boat
- 天舟座 Tiān zhōu zuò ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ ㄗㄨㄛˋ tin1 zau1 zo6 Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
- 独木舟 獨木舟 dú mù zhōu ㄉㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄡ duk6 muk6 zau1 dugout
- 舟山市 Zhōu shān Shì ㄓㄡ ㄕㄢ ㄕˋ zau1 saan1 si5 Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
- 舟曲县 舟曲縣 Zhōu qǔ Xiàn ㄓㄡ ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zau1 kuk1 jyun6 Zhouqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
- 赛龙舟 賽龍舟 sài lóng zhōu ㄙㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ coi3 lung4 zau1 to race dragon boats
- 吴越同舟 吳越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ng4 jyut6 tung4 zau1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals