忤逆

Chinese

disobedient; unfilial
contrary; opposite; backwards
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
 
trad. (忤逆)
simp. #(忤逆)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • ngou2 ngêg8 - literary ("unfilial");
  • gao2 gêh8 - vernacular ("disobedient").
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6ng-gniq8
      • MiniDict: ng nyih
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3hhngg-nyiq5
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋ̍²² n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

Verb

忤逆

  1. (literary) to violate; to go against
  2. to be disobedient to one's parents; to be unfilial; to be wayward
    子女忤逆不孝實在父母寒心 [MSC, trad.]
    子女忤逆不孝实在父母寒心 [MSC, simp.]
    Zǐnǚ wǔnì bùxiào shízài lìng fùmǔ hánxīn. [Pinyin]
    Wayward children who are unfilial are a disappointment to their parents.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (忤逆):
  • Japanese: 忤逆(ごぎゃく) (gogyaku)
  • Vietnamese: ngỗ nghịch (忤逆)