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認賊作父 (jing6 caak6 zok3 fu6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

認賊作父 (jing6 caak6 zok3 fu6, rèn zéi zuò fù) — lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 認低威 (jing6 dai1 wai1) — (slang) to admit a mistake or defeat candidly
• 認住 (jing6 zyu6) — recognise (spoken)
• 認叻 (jing6 lek1) — (verb) to brag about; to crow over; to show off
• 認屎認屁 (jing6 si2 jing6 pei3) — to be boastful
• 認數 (jing6 sou3) — admit what one has said or done
• 認為 (jing6 wai4) — in my opinion

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