南辕北辙

nányuán-běizhé

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 南轅北轍
Dictionary entry

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

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想法和做法南辕北辙。

Xiǎngfǎ hé zuòfǎ nányuán-běizhé.

English

The idea and the practice point in opposite directions.

你们的主张南辕北辙吗?

Nǐmen de zhǔzhāng nányuán-běizhé ma?

English

Are your positions poles apart?

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