粵

逆jik6風fung1

simp逆风
jik6 fung1nì fēng

English

  1. to go against the wind
  2. contrary wind
  3. a headwind
  4. to go against/into the wind

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 沿住風嘅相反方向移動

Examples

  • 這艘船逆風而行緩慢前進。

    The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 小時候,出門的時候,祖父總是對我說,“祝你一路逆風!“,長大以後才明白在他的眼中我是那高飛的風箏。

    When I left home in my younger days, grandpa always told me, "May you have an upwind journey!" It was only when I grew up did I realise that I was the high-flying kite in his eyes.

    Tatoeba · pocket_lab CC BY

  • 艘船逆風行緊。

    The ship is sailing into the wind.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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