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/

Verb

逆耳

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