







排糠障风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act in a way that defeats one's own purpose”. To be counterproductive. Literally, “To winnow chaff and block the wind”.

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Open the tool →排糠障风 (pái kāng zhàng fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act in a way that defeats one's own purpose”.
排糠障风 is pronounced pái kāng zhàng fēng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 排糠障风 means “to winnow chaff and block the wind”. It is used to mean “to act in a way that defeats one's own purpose”.
扬场而障住风,糠皮排去不了。比喻行动跟目的相反。