认贼作父

Traditional: 認賊作父

rèn zéi zuò fù

Dictionary entry

lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal

What does 认贼作父 mean?

认贼作父 (rèn zéi zuò fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal

2to sell oneself to the enemy

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认rènto recognize · to know 贼zéithief; robber · (bound form) traitor; subversive 作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 父fù(bound form) father · (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4])

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认贼作父

rèn zéi zuò fù

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