Definitions

1. 1. to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
2. 2. go south by driving the cart north
3. 3. self-defeating
4. 4. a pointless exercise

Components

• 南 Nán – surname Nan
• 辕 yuán – shafts of cart
• 北 běi – north
• 辙 zhé – rut

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