倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī 🔊 to go against the tide (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrongto try to turn back historya perverse way of doing things Its characters 倒dàoto invertHSK 4行xíngto walk; to go; to travelHSK 3逆nìcontraryHSK 7–9施shīto put into effect (regulations etc)