反其道而行之 fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to do the very opposite
  2. to act in a diametrically opposite way

CHARACTERS

反 fǎn reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
其 qí his, her, its, their; that
道 dào path, road, street; method, way
而 ér and; and then; and yet; but
行 xíng go; walk; move, travel; circulate
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to