jik6 fung1逆風逆风
Jyutpingjik6 fung1
Yaleyihk fūng
Definition
To go against or move into the wind.
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How it's used
While often used literally for movement against air currents, this term is frequently employed metaphorically to describe facing difficult circumstances or opposition. It carries a sense of struggle or perseverance that is absent in more neutral descriptions of direction. You will often hear it in contexts involving sports, business, or personal challenges.
Examples
Cycling against the wind today is really exhausting.
Are they sailing against the wind?
Related words
Common phrases
to sail against the wind
to walk or move against the wind
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe simply turning around or facing the opposite direction of a person. It specifically requires the presence of wind or a force that makes progress difficult.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
