rèn​zéi​zuò​fù

to treat an enemy as a friend

  • created reference approved 认贼作父/認賊作父 → 大义灭亲/大義滅親 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    认贼作父 / 認賊作父 rèn​zéi​zuò​fù

    大义灭亲 / 大義滅親 dà​yì​miè​qīn

    antonym

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  • created reference approved 认贼作父/認賊作父 → 认贼为子/認賊為子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    认贼作父 / 認賊作父 rèn​zéi​zuò​fù

    认贼为子 / 認賊為子 rèn​zéi​wéi​zǐ

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 认贼作父/認賊作父 → 认敌为友/認敵為友 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    认贼作父 / 認賊作父 rèn​zéi​zuò​fù

    认敌为友 / 認敵為友 rèn​dí​wéi​yǒu

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 认贼作父/認賊作父 · rèn​zéi​zuò​fù · to treat an enemy as a friend — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    认贼作父 / 認賊作父

    rèn​zéi​zuò​fù

    to treat an enemy as a friend

    literally "to acknowledge a bandit as one's father"; to sell oneself to the enemy or give allegiance to an invader

    认 (literal) → 认/認 · rèn · to mistake for 贼 (literal) → 贼/賊 · zéi · thief 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to regard as 父 (literal) → 父 · fù · father

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