逆耳

Chinese

		contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel	ear
trad. (逆耳)		逆	耳
simp. #(逆耳)		逆	耳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nì'ěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ ji⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gia̍k-ní / ge̍k-ní / ge̍k-jíⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nì'ěr
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nì-ěr
    • Wade–Giles: ni⁴-êrh³
    • Yale: nì-ěr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niheel
    • Palladius: ниэр (nier)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik⁶ ji⁵
    • Yale: yihk yíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ ji⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ yi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² jiː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gia̍k-ní
    • Tâi-lô: gia̍k-ní
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giagnie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiak̚²⁴⁻² nĩ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍k-ní
    • Tâi-lô: gi̍k-ní
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gegnie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² nĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² nĩ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍k-jíⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: gi̍k-jínn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gegjvie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zĩ⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese: ngjaek nyiX

Rime
Character	逆	耳
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	陌 (115)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	宜戟切	而止切
Baxter	ngjaek	nyiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiæk̚/	/ȵɨX/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚiak̚/	/ȵɨX/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiak̚/	/ȵʑieX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋiajk̚/	/ȵɨX/
Li Rong	/ŋiɐk̚/	/ȵiəX/
Wang Li	/ŋĭɐk̚/	/ȵʑĭəX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋiɐk̚/	/ȵʑiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì	ěr
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jik6	ji5

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋrak  C.nəʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋraɡ  njɯʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	逆	耳
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	nì	ěr
Middle Chinese	‹ ngjæk ›	‹ nyiX ›
Old Chinese	/*ŋrak/	/*C.nəʔ/
English	go against	ear
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	逆	耳
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	9474	2783
Phonetic component	屰	耳
Rime group	鐸	之
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	逆	耳
Old Chinese	/*ŋraɡ/	/*njɯʔ/

Verb

逆耳

1. to grate on the ear; to be unpleasant to the ear