反其道而行之
Traditional form:
反其道而行之
Pinyin (reading):
fǎnqídào'érxíngzhī
Definitions:
- to do the very opposite
- to act in a diametrically opposite way
Characters:
- 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
- 其 - his, her, its, their; that
- 道 - method, way; path, road
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
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