逆鳞 逆鱗
逆鳞 逆鱗 nì lín ㄋㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ jik6 leon4
- (Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon
- (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are challenged
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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
鳞 鱗
- 鱼鳞 魚鱗 yú lín ㄩˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ jyu4 leon4 fish scales
- 鳞伤 鱗傷 lín shāng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄤ leon4 soeng1 cuts and bruises like fish scales
- 鳞片 鱗片 lín piàn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ leon4 pin2 scale (of fish, reptiles etc)
- 鳞状 鱗狀 lín zhuàng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ leon4 zong6 scaly
- 鳞甲 鱗甲 lín jiǎ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ leon4 gaap3 scale
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- 鳞翅 鱗翅 lín chì ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔˋ leon4 ci3 scaly wing
- 鳞茎 鱗莖 lín jīng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ leon4 ging3 (botany) bulb
- 鳞翅目 鱗翅目 lín chì mù ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔˋ ㄇㄨˋ leon4 ci3 muk6 Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶类 and moths 蛾类)
- 一鳞半爪 一鱗半爪 yī lín bàn zhǎo ㄧ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄠˇ jat1 leon4 bun3 zaau2 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)
- 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄠˇ dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- 遍体鳞伤 遍體鱗傷 biàn tǐ lín shāng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄤ pin3 tai2 leon4 soeng1 (idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue
- 鳞次栉比 鱗次櫛比 lín cì zhì bǐ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄘˋ ㄓˋ ㄅㄧˇ leon4 ci3 zit3 bei2 row upon row
- 鳞胸鹪鹛 鱗胸鷦鶥 lín xiōng jiāo méi ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄇㄟˊ leon4 hung1 ziu1 mei4 (bird species of China) scaly-breasted cupwing; scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)
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)
- 遍体鳞伤 遍體鱗傷 biàn tǐ lín shāng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄤ pin3 tai2 leon4 soeng1 (idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue
- 东鳞西爪 東鱗西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧ ㄓㄠˇ dung1 leon4 sai1 zaau2 lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- 一鳞半爪 一鱗半爪 yī lín bàn zhǎo ㄧ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄠˇ jat1 leon4 bun3 zaau2 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)