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南轅北轍

nányuánběizhé

ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ

Simplified 南辕北辙

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  1. 1to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
Example

你要南轅北轍了。

nǐ yào nányuánběizhé le

You're not going in the right direction.

Keep 南轅北轍 and it comes back until you know it.

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