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背道而馳

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɻ̩³⁵/
to run in opposite directions; to run counter to; to be inconsistent with
  • 背道而驰
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Origin

The phrase is formed from four characters: 背, 道, 而, and 馳. The character 背 means "back" and contains the semantic component 肉 (meat; flesh) and the phonetic component 北 (north; northern).

The character 道 refers to a path or course along which something moves, flows, or extends. It contains the semantic components 行 (to walk) and 止 (foot). Within 行, there are the components 彳 (to walk slowly) and 亍 (to stop; to stand still). The character 而 serves to connect two clauses or adjectives, while 馳 means to speed or to gallop.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個成語由四個漢字組成：「背」、「道」、「而」與「馳」。其中「背」字包含意義成分「肉」（肉或肉身）以及音符「北」（北方）。「道」字指的是事物移動、流動或延伸的路徑或航道，其組成包含意義成分「行」（行走）與「止」（腳），而「行」字本身又由「彳」（緩慢行走）與「亍」（停止或站立）組成。「而」字作為連接詞，用於連接兩個子句或形容詞。「馳」字則表示奔跑或疾馳。

從字面結構來看，這個詞彙結合了背向、道路、連接詞與奔跑的動作，用以描述實際行進的方向與預期目標完全背道而馳的狀態。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese背 “back”
    • soundChinese北 “north; northern”
    • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
  • characterChinese道 “a path or course along which something moves, flows or extends”
    • meaningChinese行 “to walk”
      • componentChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • componentChinese亍 “to stop; to stand still”
    • meaningChinese止 “foot”
  • characterChinese而 “and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)”
  • characterChinese馳 “to speed; to gallop”
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Meanings

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  1. to run in opposite directions; to run counter to; to be inconsistent with

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 實際進行的方向和想要到達的目的完全相反。 例：你當初立志要勤奮讀書，而你現在卻整天到處遊蕩，這不是背道而馳嗎？

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0