反客作主
fǎn​kè​zuò​zhǔ

to reverse roles

  • created reference approved 反客作主 → 反客为主/反客為主 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反客作主 fǎn​kè​zuò​zhǔ

    反客为主 / 反客為主 fǎn​kè​wéi​zhǔ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 反客作主 · fǎn​kè​zuò​zhǔ · to reverse roles — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反客作主

    fǎn​kè​zuò​zhǔ

    to reverse roles

    the guest becomes the host; to turn a passive position into an active one or to change a secondary role into a primary one

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 客 (literal) → 客 · kè · guest 作主 (literal) → 作主 · zuò​zhǔ · to make the decision

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

    created sense