南辕北辙
nán
yuán
běi
zhé

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

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Example Sentences

他说的话经常南辕北辙，让人摸不着头脑。

Tā shuō dehuà jīngcháng nányuán běizhé, ràng rén mōbuzháo tóunǎo.

What he says often goes against what he does, making it hard to understand.

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