南辕北辙 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

南nán辕yuán北běi辙zhé

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
trad. 南轅北轍

Also written 南轅北轍【nán yuán běi zhé】

Characters in this word

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南

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surname Nan

Pinyin: Nán

Strokes: 9
Frequency: 4785 of 2500

Words starting with 南 Words ending in 南 Anywhere in a word

辕

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shaft of a cart or carriage, (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen; (fig.) government office

Pinyin: yuán
Traditional: 轅

Strokes: 14

Words starting with 辕 Words ending in 辕 Anywhere in a word

北

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north, (classical) to be defeated

Pinyin: běi

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 6397 of 2500

Words starting with 北 Words ending in 北 Anywhere in a word

辙

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rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]), (coll.) the direction of traffic, a rhyme (of a song, poem etc), (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way; idea

Pinyin: zhé
Traditional: 轍

Strokes: 16

Words starting with 辙 Words ending in 辙 Anywhere in a word