WordTaiwan frequency #24,154
適得其反
ㄕˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄢˇ
“to get the opposite of what one intended; to produce a result contrary to expectations”
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適
ㄕˋ
Suitable, fitting, comfortable; to go to, to arrive; just now; to pursue; surname Shi; (in Taiwan, dí) legitimate son; enemy; to be in charge.
得
˙ㄉㄜ
Structural particle linking verb/adjective to effect or degree; to obtain, get, gain; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; must, ought to.
其
ㄑㄧˊ
Pronoun: his; her; its; their; that; such; it; function word: used at end of sentence to indicate doubt; used in middle or end of sentence after 彼 or 何.
反
ㄈㄢˇ
To reverse; to turn over; to return; to oppose; against; anti-; contrary; in reverse; to rebel; to use analogy; instead.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 覺得ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜto think that; to feel that; to feel (uncomfortable, etc.); to consider; to sense
- 其他ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄚother; else; the rest; besides; in addition
- 其實ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊactually; in fact; really; truly; used to state the real situation or correct a misunderstanding.
- 其中ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in; included among these; in the middle of; within that group or set.
- 獲得ㄏㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄜto obtain; to get; to receive; to acquire something through effort or action.
- 得到˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄠˋto get; to obtain; to receive; to gain something through effort or as a result
- 尤其ㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧˊespecially; particularly; more so than usual; to a greater degree.
- 反應ㄈㄢˇ ㄧㄥto react; to respond; a reaction or response; a chemical reaction
- 反而ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊon the contrary; used to introduce an unexpected or opposite result; instead.
- 取得ㄑㄩˇ ˙ㄉㄜto obtain; to get; to acquire; to gain; to secure
- 記得ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄜto remember; to recall; to keep in mind.
- 適合ㄕˋ ㄏㄜˊto fit; to suit; to be appropriate for; to match well; to be just right