倒打一耙 in English dao4 da3 yi1 pa2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to strike with a muckrake (idiomatic expression), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; metaphorically to counterattack
  • to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

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Pinyin

dao4 da3 yi1 pa2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

dao4to fall da3dozen (loanword) yi1one ba4a hoe