rù​shì​cāo​gē

to use someone's own arguments against them

  • created sense approved 入室操戈 · rù​shì​cāo​gē · to use someone's own arguments against them — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入室操戈

    rù​shì​cāo​gē

    to use someone's own arguments against them

    to use a person's own methods or logic to refute them

    入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 室 (literal) → 室 · shì · room 操 (literal) → 操 · cāo · to hold 戈 (literal) → 戈 · gē · dagger-axe

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 入室操戈 · rù​shì​cāo​gē · to quarrel with a close associate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    入室操戈

    rù​shì​cāo​gē

    to quarrel with a close associate

    to engage in an internal conflict or dispute with a colleague or associate

    入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 室 (literal) → 室 · shì · room 操 (literal) → 操 · cāo · to hold 戈 (literal) → 戈 · gē · dagger-axe

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense