dào​dǎ​yī​pá

to make a countercharge

倒打一耙 dào​dǎ​yī​pá
to make a countercharge
To counterattack or make false accusations against one's accuser instead of admitting a mistake; literally refers to the character 猪八戒 zhū​bā​jiè from the novel "Journey to the West" striking back with his muckrake

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