认贼作父
认贼作父
rèn zéi zuò fù
lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy
idiomverb
Traditional: 認賊作父
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- (idiom, verb) lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal
- to sell oneself to the enemy
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Related Words
寇(kòu)— old variant of 寇[kou4]
→一日为师，终身为父(yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù)— lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
→一反常态(yī fǎn cháng tài)— complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
→一问三不知(yī wèn sān bù zhī)— lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
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