nán​yuán​běi​zhé

at cross-purposes

  1. nán nounproper noun
    south
    south; southern; directional cardinal point opposite to běi
  2. shafts
    The long wooden poles at the front of a cart or carriage used for hitching animals.
  3. north
    north; the direction to the left when facing the rising sun; northern part of a country or region
  4. rut
    track left on the ground by a wheel; wheel marks; (Taiwan) a path, route, or way of doing things