南辕北辙

nán yuán běi zhé

释义

1. to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

南辕北辙 的构成词

• 北 běi: north
• 南 nán: south
• 辕 yuán: shafts of cart
• 辙 zhé: rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [chè])