適得其反

See also: 适得其反

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)		適	得	其	反
simp. (适得其反)		适	得	其	反

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìdéqífǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ dak¹ kei⁴ faan²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìdéqífǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhdécífǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-tê²-chʻi²-fan³
    • Yale: shr̀-dé-chí-fǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhderchyifaan
    • Palladius: шидэцифань (šidɛcifanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik¹ dak¹ kei⁴ faan²
    • Yale: sīk dāk kèih fáan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ dak⁷ kei⁴ faan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ deg¹ kéi⁴ fan²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ faːn³⁵/

Idiom

適得其反

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