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Open the tool →走丸逆坂 (zǒu wán nì bǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pursue a goal through methods that are counterproductive or contrary to achieving it, making success extremely difficult or impossible”.
走丸逆坂 is pronounced zǒu wán nì bǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 走丸逆坂 means “Roll a pellet uphill”. It is used to mean “to pursue a goal through methods that are counterproductive or contrary to achieving it, making success extremely difficult or impossible”.
走丸:滚弹丸;坂:同“阪”,山坡。逆着山坡滚弹丸。比喻所求与所行相背离,难偿所愿