倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá

to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
  2. 2. lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒zhū bā jiè in Journey to the West 西游记xī yóu jì; fig. to counterattack

Characters

Character Meaning
倒 dào HSK 4
to pour; however; contrary to expectation
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
耙 pá
a hoe; to harrow; a rake