南辕北辙

Definitions

act in a way that defeat the purpose

Hanzi	HSK	Pinyin	English Definition
北京	1	běi jīng	Beijing
北方	3	běi fāng	north
南	3	nán	south
北极	6	běi jí	North Pole
指南针	6	zhǐ nán zhēn	compass