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逆行倒施

Mandarin · pinyin nì xíng dào shī

Meanings

  1. to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. to try to turn back history
  3. a perverse way of doing things
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逆
nì · disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
倒
dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
施
shī · grant, bestow; give; act; name
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4–2–4–1 · ni4 xing2 dao4 shi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jik6 hang4 dou2 si1

Cantonese word readings for 逆行倒施. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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逆行倒施 · ni4 xing2 dao4 shi1
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Exact source record逆行倒施 逆行倒施 [ni4 xing2 dao4 shi1] /to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong/to try to turn back history/a perverse way of doing things/