倒行逆施

dào xíng nì shī

Dictionary entry

to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong

What does 倒行逆施 mean?

倒行逆施 (dào xíng nì shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong

2to try to turn back history

3a perverse way of doing things

Character breakdown

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倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 行xíngokay · all right 逆nìcontrary · opposite 施Shīsurname Shi

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倒行逆施

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