反其道而行之 (fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī) — to do exactly the opposite; to act in direct opposition (to someone's approach)
Definition
Classical idiom meaning 'to go against the grain and do the opposite.' Used for deliberately taking a counter-approach when conventional methods fail.
idiom
to do exactly the oppositeto act in direct opposition (to someone's approach)
Examples
- ，反其道而行之，。Tā men dōu zài tí gāo jià gé, wǒ men què fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī, cǎi qǔ jiàng jià cè lüè.Everyone is raising prices, but we're doing the opposite – adopting a price-cut strategy.
- 反其道而行之，，。Tā xuǎn zé fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī, bú àn cháng lǐ chū pái, jié guǒ qǔ dé le chéng gōng.He chose to do the opposite and play outside the rules, and it ended up bringing him success.
- ，反其道而行之，。Dāng bié rén máng mù gēn fēng shí, nǐ bù rú fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī, xún zhǎo xīn fāng xiàng.When others blindly follow the trend, you might as well go the opposite way and look for a new direction.
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