After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「適得其反」. Meaning and usage are below.
The idiom 「適得其反」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Suitable: just right, exactly. The result was exactly the opposite of what was expected.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shì dé qí fǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sik1 dak1 kei4 faan2
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

