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逆行倒施

Mandarin · pinyin nì xíng dào shī

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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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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jik6 hang4 dou2 si1

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