See also: 逆袭

Chinese

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contrary; opposite; backwards
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
 
inherit; raid; suit of clothes
trad. (逆襲)
simp. (逆袭)

Etymology

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The neologism sense was influenced by Japanese.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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逆襲

  1. to counterattack; to strike back
  2. (figurative) to invade and harass; to invade and attack
  3. (neologism, slang, humorous, of an underdog, e.g. 屌絲 / 屌丝 (diǎosī)) to strike back; to find one's glorious day
    屌絲逆襲屌丝逆袭  ―  diǎosī nìxí  ―  the loser strikes back (slang)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぎゃく
Grade: 5
しゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

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(ぎゃく)(しゅう) (gyakushū

  1. counterattack
    (てき)逆襲(ぎゃくしゅう)()った
    Teki no gyakushū ni atta.
    We encountered the enemy's counter attacks.

Verb

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(ぎゃく)(しゅう)する (gyakushū surusuru (stem (ぎゃく)(しゅう) (gyakushū shi), past (ぎゃく)(しゅう)した (gyakushū shita))

  1. launch a counterattack, strike back

Conjugation

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