背道而驰 — Chinese idiom
背道而驰
bèi dào ér chí
Traditional: 背道而馳
Meaning
- to run in the opposite direction ; to run counter to
Character by character
- 背bèiback, backside; to betray, to violate
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 驰chíspeed, haste; to run, to gallop
Idioms sharing a character
- 勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi
- 扼喉抚背 è hóu fǔ bèi
- 挨肩擦背 āi jiān cā bèi
- 弃约背盟 qì yuē bèi méng
- 汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi
- 背井离乡 bèi jǐng lí xiāng
- 背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī
- 背水一战 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
- 腹背受敌 fù bèi shòu dí
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