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The idiom 「北轍南轅」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
① Driving north when intending to go south. Metaphorically, behavior and purpose are opposite. ②The car is heading south from north. It means that people have no fixed trace.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
běi zhé nán yuán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bak1 chit3 naam4 yun4
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