逆行倒施 — 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

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

Idioms sharing a character

• 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī
• 忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr
• 逆来顺受 nì lái shùn shòu
• 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
• 逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán
• 违天逆理 wéi tiān nì lǐ
• 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng
• 一目十行 yī mù shí háng
• 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng
• 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng

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