倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

倒 dào
HSK 4
fall over; lie down; take turns
行 xíng
HSK 3
go; walk; move, travel; circulate
逆 nì
HSK 6
disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
施 shī
HSK 5
grant, bestow; give; act; name