南辕北辙

See also: 南轅北轍

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 南辕北辙 – see 南轅北轍 (“south shafts north ruts; to be counterproductive; to run counter to; to work at cross-purposes; to sabotage your own progress; to go off in the wrong direction”). (This term is the simplified form of 南轅北轍).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.