水逆

Chinese
water; river
 
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
simp. and trad.
(水逆)		 水 逆
anagram 逆水

Pronunciation

Noun

水逆

  1. (astrology) the retrograde motion of Mercury, or the bad luck it brings; or, bad luck in general
    為什麼我最近這麼倒霉？一定是因為水逆！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
    为什么我最近这么倒霉？一定是因为水逆！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]
    Wèishénme wǒ zuìjìn zènme dǎoméi? Yīdìng shì yīnwèi shuǐnì! [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

  1. (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.
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