认贼作父 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 认贼作父

认贼作父 (認賊作父)

Definition lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal / to sell oneself to the enemy

Idiom Treat the enemy as a father / Metaphor is willing to sell oneself to the enemy

Usage

Antonym 大义灭亲

中文释义比喻把敌人当父亲﹐甘心投靠。

Characters 认 (認) rèn 贼 (賊) zéi 作 zuò 父 fù

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