created reference approved 适得其反/適得其反 → 事与愿违/事與願違 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
适得其反 / 適得其反 shìdéqífǎn
事与愿违 / 事與願違 shìyǔyuànwéi
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 适得其反/適得其反 → 称心如意/稱心如意 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
适得其反 / 適得其反 shìdéqífǎn
称心如意 / 稱心如意 chènxīnrúyì
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 适得其反/適得其反 → 如愿以偿/如願以償 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
适得其反 / 適得其反 shìdéqífǎn
如愿以偿 / 如願以償 rúyuànyǐcháng
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 适得其反/適得其反 · shìdéqífǎn · to backfire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
适得其反 / 適得其反
shìdéqífǎn
to backfire
to produce the opposite of the desired result; to run counter to one's expectations
适 (literal) → 适/適 · shì · to fit 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to result in 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition