反其道而行之

fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī

Dictionary entry

to do the very opposite

What does 反其道而行之 mean?

反其道而行之 (fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to do the very opposite

2to act in a diametrically opposite way

Character breakdown

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反fǎncontrary · in reverse 其qíhis · her 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle 而érand · as well as 行xíngokay · all right 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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反其道而行之

fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī

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