適得其反

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Chinese

to fit; to suit
get; obtain; gain
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
 
his; her; its
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
 
wrong side out or up; anti-
trad. (適得其反)
simp. (适得其反)

Pronunciation


Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 適得其反

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