適得其反

See also: 适得其反

Chinese

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get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to

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his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìdéqífǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ dak¹ kei⁴ faan²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shìdéqífǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhderchyifaan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ fa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sik¹ dak¹ kei⁴ faan²
  - Yale: sīk dāk kèih fáan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ dak⁷ kei⁴ faan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ deg¹ kéi⁴ fan²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ fɑːn³⁵/

Idiom

適得其反

to run counter to one's desire; to have the exact opposite effect of what one wished; to backfire

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