Chinese Word Entry

逆喻
Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄩˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): nì yù
Cantonese (Jyutping): jik6 jyu6
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Chinese characters used in this word

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked, disobey, rebel, traitor
Readings
Mandarin: ㄋㄧˋ (nì)
Cantonese: jik6
Japanese: ギャク (gyaku)、 ゲキ (geki) / さか (saka)、 さか.さ (sakasa)、 さか.らう (sakarau)、 むかえる (mukaeru)、 あらかじめ (arakajime)
Korean: 역 (yeog)
Vietnamese: nghịch, nghịnh

metaphor, analogy, example, like
Readings
Mandarin: ㄩˋ (yù), ㄩˊ (yú)
Cantonese: jyu6
Japanese: ユ (yu) / さとす (satosu)、 さとる (satoru)、 たとえる (tatoeru)
Vietnamese: dụ