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倒打一耙
dàodǎyīpá
1. lit. to strike with a muck-rake (idiom), cf Pigsy [[豬八戒|猪八戒]] in Journey to the West [[西遊記|西游记]]; fig. to counter-attack
2. to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

Character Breakdown

倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
HSK 4 10 丶
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1 5 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
耙
bà
to rake
10 丶

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