逆襲

See also: 逆袭

Chinese

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

Etymology

The neologism sense was influenced by Japanese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nìxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik⁶ zaap⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ngêg⁸ sib⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nìxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˋ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nìsí
    • Wade–Giles: ni⁴-hsi²
    • Yale: nì-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nihshyi
    • Palladius: ниси (nisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik⁶ zaap⁶
    • Yale: yihk jaahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹ dzaap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶ zab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚² t͡saːp̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngêg⁸ sib⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nge̍k si̍p
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋek̚⁴⁻² sip̚⁴/

Verb

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

Kanji in this term
逆	襲
ぎゃく Grade: 5	しゅう Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

逆(ぎゃく)襲(しゅう) • (gyakushū) 

1. counterattack

   敵(てき)の逆襲(ぎゃくしゅう)に遭(あ)った。

   Teki no gyakushū ni atta.

   We encountered the enemy's counter attacks.

Verb

逆(ぎゃく)襲(しゅう)する • (gyakushū suru) suru (stem 逆(ぎゃく)襲(しゅう)し (gyakushū shi), past 逆(ぎゃく)襲(しゅう)した (gyakushū shita))

1. launch a counterattack, strike back

Conjugation

Conjugation of "逆襲する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	逆襲し	ぎゃくしゅうし	gyakushū shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	逆襲し	ぎゃくしゅうし	gyakushū shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	逆襲する	ぎゃくしゅうする	gyakushū suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	逆襲する	ぎゃくしゅうする	gyakushū suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	逆襲すれ	ぎゃくしゅうすれ	gyakushū sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	逆襲せよ¹ 逆襲しろ²	ぎゃくしゅうせよ¹ ぎゃくしゅうしろ²	gyakushū seyo¹ gyakushū shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	逆襲される	ぎゃくしゅうされる	gyakushū sareru
Causative	逆襲させる 逆襲さす	ぎゃくしゅうさせる ぎゃくしゅうさす	gyakushū saseru gyakushū sasu
Potential	逆襲できる	ぎゃくしゅうできる	gyakushū dekiru
Volitional	逆襲しよう	ぎゃくしゅうしよう	gyakushū shiyō
Negative	逆襲しない	ぎゃくしゅうしない	gyakushū shinai
Negative continuative	逆襲せず	ぎゃくしゅうせず	gyakushū sezu
Formal	逆襲します	ぎゃくしゅうします	gyakushū shimasu
Perfective	逆襲した	ぎゃくしゅうした	gyakushū shita
Conjunctive	逆襲して	ぎゃくしゅうして	gyakushū shite
Hypothetical conditional	逆襲すれば	ぎゃくしゅうすれば	gyakushū sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative