适得其反

shì dé qí fǎn

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1. to produce the opposite of the desired result

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Child Words of 适得其反

• 其 其 qí: his
• 反 反 fǎn: contrary
• 得 得 dé: to obtain
• 得 得 de: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
• 得 得 děi: to have to
• 适 适 kuò: see 李适[lǐ kuò]
• 适 适 shì: to fit