適得其反 shì dé qí fǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to produce the opposite of the desired result

CHARACTERS

適 shì match, comfortable; just
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
其 qí
HSK 3
his, her, its, their; that
反 fǎn
HSK 4
reverse, opposite, contrary, anti