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南轅北轍 (naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3) — act in a way that defeats one's purpose in Cantonese

naamˎ₄南jyunˎ₄轅bakˉ¹北cit˗₃轍
简 南辕北辙
Mandarin Pinyin: nan2 yuan2 bei3 zhe2

Meaning of 南轅北轍

nounact in a way that defeats one's purpose

Characters in 南轅北轍

南naam4
south; southern
轅jyun4
magistrate's office in ancient times
北bak1
north; northern; northerly; northward
轍cit3
rhyme (of a song, poetic drama, etc)

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