适得其反 in English shi4 de2 qi2 fan3 Meaning

Meanings

• to produce the opposite of the desired result

Pinyin

shi4 de2 qi2 fan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

适shi4see 李适[Li3 Kuo4] 得de2to obtain 其qi2his 反fan3contrary