Lingaku- 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
- to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to counterattack
- to make bogus accusations
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone turns the situation around on their opponent, effectively retaliating against accusations or actions directed at them.
He is always able to counterattack after being accused.
Some people like to turn the tables in arguments, making their opponents feel confused.
This meaning refers to the act of falsely blaming or accusing someone, usually as a form of retaliation or to deflect attention from oneself.
She made bogus accusations during the meeting, blaming her colleague for making the wrong decision.
In the debate, he tried to make bogus accusations to make his opponent take the blame.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙to make a counterattackshǐ yòng使用dào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙de的cè lüè策略to use the strategy of counterattackingdào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙de的shǒu fǎ手法the technique of making bogus accusationstā他dào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙he made baseless accusations in retaliationcháng yòng常用de的dào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙fāng shì方式common methods of making false accusationszhè zhǒng这种dào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙de的xíng wéi行为bù dào dé不道德this behavior of making bogus accusations is immoralzài在zhēng lùn争论Zhōng中dǎo倒dá打yī一bà耙to counterattack in an argumentdào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙lái来bǎo hù保护zì jǐ自己to counterattack to protect oneselfdào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙de的huǎng yán谎言lies made in a counterattackyǒu shí有时tā他huì会xuǎn zé选择dào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙sometimes he chooses to make bogus accusationsdào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙de的jiē guǒ结果shì dé qí fǎn适得其反the result of counterattacking backfiresdào dǎ yī pá倒打一耙de的xíng xiàng形象the image of making bogus accusations