逆境

jik6/ngaak6 ging2

hardship; adversity

逆水行舟

jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1

rowing upstream

逆境商數

jik6 ging2 soeng1 sou3

adversity quotient

逆權管有

jik6 kyun4 gun2 jau5

[law] adverse possession

產生逆火

caan2 sang1 jik6 fo2

[v] to backfire

逆數

jik6 sou3

prediction; forecasting; in reverse order; abnormalities (of phenomenon); haples

逆時針方向

jik6 si4 zam1 fong1 hoeng3

counterclockwise or anticlockwise direction

扒逆水

paa4 ngaak6 seoi2

doing things in the reverse, opposite way to others; to go against the current;

逆次次

ngaak6 ci3 ci3

going against one's will; to feel uneasy as a result of not following the intent

逆定理

jik6 ding6 lei5

converse

逆對數

jik6 deoi3 sou3

[math.] antilogarithm

逆行

jik6 hang4

to go the wrong way / to go against one-way traffic regulation

忤逆仔

ng5 jik6 zai2

noun; disobedient son

逆轉

jik6 zyun2

of things to take a turn for the better or for the worse

叛逆

bun6 jik6

rebel; opposite to traditions or ethics

逆火

jik6 fo2

[n] backfire

逆勢

jik6/ngaak6 sai3

contrarian

逆水

ngaak6 seoi2

go against the current/stream

逆比例

jik6 bei2 lai6

inverse proportion

逆喻

jik6 jyu6

an oxymoron (self-contradictory figure of speech)