created reference approved 南辕北辙/南轅北轍 → 殊途同归/殊途同歸 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
南辕北辙 / 南轅北轍 nányuánběizhé
殊途同归 / 殊途同歸 shūtútóngguī
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 南辕北辙/南轅北轍 → 背道而驰/背道而馳 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
南辕北辙 / 南轅北轍 nányuánběizhé
背道而驰 / 背道而馳 bèidào'érchí
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 南辕北辙/南轅北轍 → 北辕适楚/北轅適楚 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
南辕北辙 / 南轅北轍 nányuánběizhé
北辕适楚 / 北轅適楚 běiyuánshìchǔ
synonym
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created sense approved 南辕北辙/南轅北轍 · nányuánběizhé · at cross-purposes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
南辕北辙 / 南轅北轍
nányuánběizhé
at cross-purposes
To act in a way that defeats one's own purpose; to have actions that are diametrically opposite to one's goals, like a person heading south by driving their chariot north.
nányuánběichè
南 (literal) → 南 · nán · south 辕 (literal) → 辕/轅 · yuán · shafts 北 (literal) → 北 · běi · north 辙 (literal) → 辙/轍 · zhé · rut
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