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Home / Idiom / 倒行逆施

to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong · to try to turn back history · a perverse way of doing things

倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
d+ào·4th tonex+íng·2nd tonen+ì·4th tonesh+ī·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages胡作非为hú zuò fēi wéito break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor · evildoer · to perpetrate outrages为非作歹wéi fēi zuò dǎito oppress · to rule as a despot · to tyrannize横行霸道héng xíng bà dàoevil or wicked conduct恶行è xíng
Antonyms
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) · to make the best of new opportunities因势利导yīn shì lì dǎo