認敵為友
rèn​dí​wéi​yǒu

to treat an enemy as a friend

  • created sense approved 认敌为友/認敵為友 · rèn​dí​wéi​yǒu · to treat an enemy as a friend — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    认敌为友 / 認敵為友

    rèn​dí​wéi​yǒu

    to treat an enemy as a friend

    to mistake an enemy for a friend; to take a foe for a comrade

    认 (literal) → 认/認 · rèn · to mistake for 敌 (literal) → 敌/敵 · dí · enemy 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 友 (literal) → 友 · yǒu · friend

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

    created sense