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倒行逆施
Mandarin · pinyin dào xíng nì shī
Meanings
- to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- to try to turn back history
- a perverse way of doing things
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4–2–4–1 · dao4 xing2 ni4 shi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dou2 hang4 jik6 si1
Cantonese word readings for 倒行逆施. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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dou3 hang4 jik6 si1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to do things in a perverse way; to go against good; to commit evil deeds
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