适得其反
shìdé-qífǎnTraditional 適得其反
to backfire; to have the opposite effect
Every meaning
shìdé-qífǎn
- (idiom) to backfire; to have the opposite effect
Its characters
- 适shìto fit; to suit (as in 适合)
- 得déto obtain; to get
- 其qíhis; her; its; their
- 反fǎnreverse; opposite; inside out
Words with 适
Words with 得
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.