倒行逆施 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to go against the tide ; to do things all wrong
• to try to turn back history
• a perverse way of doing things

Character by character

• 倒dàoto collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
• 逆nìto disobey, to rebel; traitor, rebel
• 施shīto grant, to bestow; to act; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 倒悬之危 dào xuán zhī wēi
• 倒悬之急 dào xuán zhī jí
• 倒悬之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ
• 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá
• 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē
• 倾箱倒箧 qīng xiāng dào qiè
• 排山倒海 pái shān dǎo hǎi
• 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì
• 东倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi
• 神魂颠倒 shén hún diān dǎo

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