反其道而行

Chinese

		wrong side out or up; anti-	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (反其道而行)		反	其	道	而	行
simp. #(反其道而行)		反	其	道	而	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎn qí dào ér xíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan² kei⁴ dou⁶ ji⁴ hang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎn qí dào ér xíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎn cí dào ér síng
    • Wade–Giles: fan³ chʻi² tao⁴ êrh² hsing²
    • Yale: fǎn chí dàu ér syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faan chyi daw erl shyng
    • Palladius: фань ци дао эр син (fanʹ ci dao er sin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan² kei⁴ dou⁶ ji⁴ hang⁴
    • Yale: fáan kèih douh yìh hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan² kei⁴ dou⁶ ji⁴ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan² kéi⁴ dou⁶ yi⁴ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ tou̯²² jiː²¹ hɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

反其道而行

1. to do just the opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way

Synonyms

• 反其道而行之 (fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī)