strong accent ⇒ 他讲话南腔北调的。 Tā jiǎnghuà nán qiāng běi diào de. → He speaks with a strong accent.
南辕北辙
at odds with ⇒ 你的行为和你的承诺南辕北辙。 Nǐ de xíngwéi hé nǐ de chéngnuò nán yuán běi zhé. → Your actions are at odds with your words.
喝西北风
starve ⇒ 他没了工作,全家只能喝西北风了。 Tā méile gōngzuò, quánjiā zhǐ néng hē xīběifēng le. → He lost his job, so the whole family is going to starve.
天南海北
( 遥远 ) far away ⇒ 即使身处天南海北,我们也要互相关心。 Jíshǐ shēn chǔ tiān nán hǎi běi, wǒmen yě yào hùxiāng guānxīn. → Even if we are far away from one another, we must still care for each other.