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倒打一耙
 
En
dào dǎ yī pá
  • lit. to strike with a muck-rake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记
  • fig. to counter-attack
  • to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá

倒打一耙
1 《西游记》中猪八戒用钉耙作武器,常常假装败走,等敌人追近,再猛然回身攻击。后则以倒打一耙比喻犯了错误或做了坏事,不但不承认,反而诬陷揭发或批评的人。如:「小王揭发小李监守自盗,不料小李倒打一耙,反说小王是主使者。」也作「倒打一钯」、「倒打一瓦」。

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