Meaning of the Idiom
nan yuan bei zhe（Act in a way that defeats one’s purpose）
Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north.
A pedestrian asked him: “If you are going to the south, why is your chariot heading north? ” The man answered, “My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I have enough money. ”
The man didn’t consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was away from his destination.
The idiom derived from this story indicates that one’s action was the opposite effect to one’s intention.
南辕北辙
[nán yuán běi zhé]，比喻行动和目的正好相反。
出自西汉·刘向《战国策·魏策四》。
例句
只有目标明确，才不会南辕北辙。
这两个人在创作方法上根本是南辕北辙，完全无法合作下去。
如今我的生活方式和原本的构想，可说是南辕北辙，全不相干。
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Meaning of Words
| 词语 | 华文解释 | 英文解释 |
|---|---|---|
| 劝谏 | 意思是规劝建议。 例句：虽然很多大臣都苦苦劝谏，但自负的国王还是发动了战争。 | advice |
| 急驰 | 意思是急速的奔跑或行驶。 例句：忽然一辆汽车急驰过来，差点儿撞到了路边的行人！ | galloped |
| 攀谈 | 意思是闲谈，为接近对方而与之交谈。 例句：开学第一天，小明很快跟同桌攀谈起来。 | discuss |
| 无可奈何 | 指事已如此，想挽回已无能为力。 例句：他无可奈何地摇了摇头，说：“哎，这件事情还真不好办！“ | resignedly |
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