created reference approved 背道而驰/背道而馳 → 南辕北辙/南轅北轍 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
背道而驰 / 背道而馳 bèidào'érchí
南辕北辙 / 南轅北轍 nányuánběizhé
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created reference approved 背道而驰/背道而馳 → 分道扬镳/分道揚鑣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
背道而驰 / 背道而馳 bèidào'érchí
分道扬镳 / 分道揚鑣 fēndàoyángbiāo
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created reference approved 背道而驰/背道而馳 → 殊途同归/殊途同歸 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
背道而驰 / 背道而馳 bèidào'érchí
殊途同归 / 殊途同歸 shūtútóngguī
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created sense approved 背道而驰/背道而馳 · bèidào'érchí · to run counter to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
背道而驰 / 背道而馳
bèidào'érchí
to run counter to
To run in the opposite direction; to act in a way that is completely contrary to a goal, principle, or previous direction. Compared to [[南辕北辙|南轅北轍|nan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2]], which emphasizes a mismatch between actions and goals, this word emphasizes moving away from a correct path or mutual agreement.
背 (literal) → 背 · bèi · to turn away from 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · road 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 驰 (literal) → 驰/馳 · chí · to gallop
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