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适得其反
shì​dé​qí​fǎn

to backfire

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 适 適 shì verbadjective
    to fit
    to fit; to suit; to be appropriate or suitable
  2. 得 dé verb
    to result in
    to equal; to result in a value (in arithmetic or calculation)
  3. 其 qí pronoun
    [third-person possessive]
    his; her; its; their; refers back to a person or thing mentioned previously
  4. 反 fǎn noun
    opposite
    opposite; reverse; contrary; inside out or upside down
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