dào​xíng​nì​shī

to go against the tide

  • created reference approved 倒行逆施 → 逆行倒施 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒行逆施 dào​xíng​nì​shī

    逆行倒施 nì​xíng​dào​shī

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 倒行逆施 · dào​xíng​nì​shī · to go against the tide — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒行逆施

    dào​xíng​nì​shī

    to go against the tide

    to act against common sense or the tide of history; to behave in a perverse or reactionary manner

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · to reverse 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do 逆 (literal) → 逆 · nì · contrary 施 (literal) → 施 · shī · to carry out

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 倒行逆施 · dào​xíng​nì​shī · perverse acts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒行逆施

    dào​xíng​nì​shī

    perverse acts

    actions that violate common sense, social norms, or the natural order; reactionary policies

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · to reverse 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · behavior 逆 (literal) → 逆 · nì · contrary 施 (literal) → 施 · shī · to carry out

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense