逆境

Chinese

		contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel	border; place; condition border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
trad. (逆境)		逆	境
simp. ^#(逆境)		逆	境

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nìjìng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ ging²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngia̍k-kin

(Hailu, HRS): ngiag^ˋ gin^ˇ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gih⁷ ging³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ge̍k-kéng / gia̍k-kéng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngêg⁸ gêng²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nìjìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nìjìng
  - Wade–Giles: ni⁴-ching⁴
  - Yale: nì-jìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihjinq
  - Palladius: ницзин (niczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik⁶ ging²
  - Yale: yihk gíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ ging²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ ging²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² kɪŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍k-kin
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiag gin
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiag⁶ gin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯ak̚⁵ kin⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiag^ˋ gin^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiak² kin¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gih⁷ ging³ [Phonetic: gih⁶ ging³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gi̍h-gîng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiʔ⁴⁻²¹ kiŋ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gih⁷ ging³ [Phonetic: gih⁶ ging³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiʔ⁴⁻² kiŋ³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍k-kéng
  - Tâi-lô: gi̍k-kíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gegkeang
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kiɪŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gia̍k-kéng
  - Tâi-lô: gia̍k-kíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giagkeang
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiak̚²⁴⁻² kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngêg⁸ gêng²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nge̍k kéng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋek̚⁴⁻² keŋ⁵²/

Noun

逆境

predicament; straits; difficult situation; desperate circumstances; adversity; plight

Synonyms

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危境 (wēijìng)
厄 (literary, or in compounds)
困厄 (kùn'è) (literary)
困境 (kùnjìng)
地步 (dìbù)
時艱 / 时艰 (shíjiān) (difficult times at present)
溝壑 / 沟壑 (gōuhè) (literary)
畏景 (wèijǐng) (literary, figurative)
處境 / 处境 (chǔjìng)

Antonyms

順境／顺境 (shùnjìng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逆	境
ぎゃく > ぎゃっ Grade: 5	きょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

逆(ぎゃっ)境(きょう) • (gyakkyō)

adverse circumstances, adversity
逆境(ぎゃっきょう)にあってよく耐(た)えた。
Gyakkyō ni atte yoku taeta.
Their endurance in such adverse circumstances is quite remarkable.