meaning for 南辕北辙 nányuánběizhé:

  • - to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)

suīrán虽然
bùfen部分
zhōngguó中国
lǐngdǎorén领导人
shìtú试图
xiàng
xīnjiāpō新加坡
móshì模式
kàolǒng靠拢
dànshì但是
wúshù无数
gèng
qiángdà强大
de
lìliang力量
shǐde使得
zhōngguó中国
nányuánběizhé南辕北辙

And even if some of its leaders are trying to move closer to Singapore' s model, there are countless stronger forces pushing in the opposite direction.