「適得其反」
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| Pronunciation: | sik1 dak1 kei4 faan2 |
| Individual Character Meaning: |
適 correct; just; right; moderate; comfortable; well 得 okay; to get; only have; (suffix); advantage; gain; to only have; acceptable; can; able to; great; good; to have even done; to receive; to calculate; to compute; to equal to; to stay still 其 he; his; her; its; their 反 the reverse side; to oppose; to turn over; in reverse; on the contrary; instead; to rebel against; tease, prank, play |
| Part of Speech: | expression |
| Explanation: |
to be just the opposite of what one wished
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