南辕北辙 南轅北轍
南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3
- to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
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南
- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 南方 nán fāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ naam4 fong1 south; southern direction
- 南极 南極 nán jí ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ naam4 gik6 the South Pole
- 南瓜 nán guā ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚ naam4 gwaa1 pumpkin
- 南边 南邊 nán bian ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ naam4 bin1 south
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- 南部 nán bù ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ naam4 bou6 southern part
- 指南 zhǐ nán ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ zi2 naam4 to guide
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 西南 xī nán ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ sai1 naam4 southwest
- 南极洲 南極洲 Nán jí zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 gik6 zau1 Antarctica
- 指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ zi2 naam4 zam1 compass
- 中南 Zhōng Nán ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ zung1 naam4 South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
- 以南 yǐ nán ㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ji5 naam4 to the south of (suffix)
- 全南 Quán nán ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ cyun4 naam4 see 全南县
- 卑南 Bēi nán ㄅㄟ ㄋㄢˊ bei1 naam4 Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan
- 南下 nán xià ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ naam4 haa6 to go down south
- 南丹 Nán dān ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄢ naam4 daan1 see 南丹县
- 南乳 nán rǔ ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄨˇ naam4 jyu5 fermented soybean curd
- 南亚 南亞 nán Yà ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄚˋ naam4 aa3 southern Asia
- 南京 Nán jīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ naam4 ging1 see 南京市
辕 轅
- 车辕 車轅 chē yuán ㄔㄜ ㄩㄢˊ ce1 jyun4 shaft of a traditional animal-drawn vehicle (cart, carriage, wagon etc), connecting the harness to the vehicle body
- 轩辕 軒轅 Xuān Yuán ㄒㄩㄢ ㄩㄢˊ hin1 jyun4 Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黄帝
- 轩辕 軒轅 Xuān yuán ㄒㄩㄢ ㄩㄢˊ hin1 jyun4 two-character surname Xuanyuan
- 驾辕 駕轅 jià yuán ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄩㄢˊ gaa3 jyun4 to pull a carriage (of draft animal)
- 轩辕氏 軒轅氏 Xuān yuán shì ㄒㄩㄢ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋ hin1 jyun4 si6 alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黄帝
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北
- 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 北方 běi fāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ bak1 fong1 north
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north
- 北部 běi bù ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ bak1 bou6 northern part
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- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 东北 東北 dōng běi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˇ dung1 bak1 northeast
- 西北 xī běi ㄒㄧ ㄅㄟˇ sai1 bak1 northwest
- 三北 Sān běi ㄙㄢ ㄅㄟˇ saam1 bak1 China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北
- 丘北 Qiū běi ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄟˇ jau1 bak1 see 丘北县
- 以北 yǐ běi ㄧˇ ㄅㄟˇ ji5 bak1 to the north of (suffix)
- 北上 běi shàng ㄅㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ bak1 soeng5 to go up north
- 北亚 北亞 Běi Yà ㄅㄟˇ ㄧㄚˋ bak1 aa3 North Asia
- 北伐 Běi fá ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ bak1 fat6 the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords
- 北佬 běi lǎo ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ bak1 lou2 northerner, person from Northern China (Cantonese)
- 北仑 北侖 Běi lún ㄅㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ bak1 leon4 see 北仑区
- 北侧 北側 běi cè ㄅㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ bak1 zak1 north side
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
- 北周 Běi Zhōu ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ bak1 zau1 the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581)
- 北国 北國 běi guó ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bak1 gwok3 the northern part of the country
辙 轍
- 没辙 沒轍 méi zhé ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄜˊ mut6 cit3 at one's wit's end
- 合辙 合轍 hé zhé ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ hap6 cit3 on the same track
- 找辙 找轍 zhǎo zhé ㄓㄠˇ ㄓㄜˊ zaau2 cit3 to look for a pretext
- 故辙 故轍 gù zhé ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ gu3 cit3 rut (made by vehicles)
- 苏辙 蘇轍 Sū Zhé ㄙㄨ ㄓㄜˊ sou1 cit3 Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三苏 and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
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- 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ fuk1 cit3 the tracks of a cart that overturned
- 车辙 車轍 chē zhé ㄔㄜ ㄓㄜˊ ce1 cit3 wheel rut; vehicle track
- 合辙儿 合轍兒 hé zhé r ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄦ hap6 cit3 ji4 erhua variant of 合辙
- 一改故辙 一改故轍 yī gǎi gù zhé ㄧ ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ jat1 goi2 gu3 cit3 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 如出一辙 如出一轍 rú chū yī zhé ㄖㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄧ ㄓㄜˊ jyu4 ceot1 jat1 cit3 to be precisely the same
- 凭轼结辙 憑軾結轍 píng shì jié zhé ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄜˊ pang4 sik1 git3 cit3 to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
- 拿你没辙 拿你沒轍 ná nǐ méi zhé ㄋㄚˊ ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓㄜˊ naa4 nei5 mut6 cit3 see 拿你没办法
- 改弦易辙 改弦易轍 gǎi xián yì zhé ㄍㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄜˊ goi2 jin4 jik6 cit3 change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 涸辙之鲋 涸轍之鮒 hé zhé zhī fù ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ kok3 cit3 zi1 fu6 lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)
- 濡沫涸辙 濡沫涸轍 rú mò hé zhé ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄜˊ jyu4 mut6 kok3 cit3 to help each other out in hard times (idiom)
- 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3 lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)
Example sentences
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你 要 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 了 。
You're not going in the right direction.
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