南辕北辙

nányuánběizhé

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

Traditional 南轅北轍

Meaning

nányuánběizhénan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2
  1. to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

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