get the opposite of what one wants
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ú y ì f ǎ ns ǔ n, which means that in order to get good, but to attract harm. It comes from the second chapter of Lun Heng.
The origin of Idioms
Wang Chong of the Han Dynasty wrote in the second chapter of Lun Heng, tired and harmed, that "Confucius was worried and Mencius was melancholy because he had a square heart, even though he was tired of the common customs, seeking for the good and opposing the bad."
Idiom usage
Otherwise, there are Fenglei cave, Guishen cave, hell cave, dragon and snake cave. If you enter the cave by mistake, it will harm your life. If you want to make a profit, you can avoid it. Song Dynasty Zhang Junfang's Yunji Qiqian volume 112
Chinese PinYin : qiú yì fǎn sǔn
get the opposite of what one wants
If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan. xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
Comparison between fish and wild goose. yú guàn yàn bǐ
full of silently conveyed tenderness. hán qíng mò mò
Take advantage of the current. chéng shùn shuǐ chuán