倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

CHARACTERS

倒 dào
HSK 4
fall over; lie down; take turns
打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
耙 pá rake