dào​dǎ​yī​pá

to make a countercharge

Senses

倒打一耙 dào​dǎ​yī​pá (also dào​dǎ​yì​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

References

variant 倒打一耙/倒打一耙 倒打一钯/倒打一鈀
variant 倒打一耙/倒打一耙 倒打一瓦/倒打一瓦