水逆

Chinese

		short for 水星 (Shuǐxīng, “Mercury”)	contrary; opposite; backwards contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
trad. (水逆)		水	逆
simp. ^#(水逆)		水	逆
anagram		逆水

Etymology

Short for 水星逆行 (Shuǐxīng nìxíng), attested no later than 2012.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐnì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² jik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐnì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěinì
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-ni⁴
  - Yale: shwěi-nì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeinih
  - Palladius: шуйни (šujni)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² jik⁶
  - Yale: séui yihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² jik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² yig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ jɪk̚²/

Noun

水逆

(astrology) the retrograde motion of Mercury, or the bad luck it brings; or, bad luck in general
我最近咋這麼倒霉？一定是水逆害的！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
我最近咋这么倒霉？一定是水逆害的！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
Wǒ zuìjìn zǎ zènme dǎoméi? Yīdìng shì shuǐnì hài de! [Pinyin]
Why am I so unlucky recently? It must be because of Mercury retrograde!

水逆退散！ ― Shuǐnì tuìsàn! ― The bad luck of Mercury retrograde, be gone!

Verb

水逆

(astrology) to have bad luck due to the retrograde motion of Mercury; or, to have bad luck in general
最近俺水逆，幹啥啥不順。 [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
最近俺水逆，干啥啥不顺。 [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
Zuìjìn ǎn shuǐnì, gàn shá shá bùshùn. [Pinyin]
I've been experiencing (the bad luck of) Mercury retrograde recently; whatever I do is difficult.