fǎn

idiom

Meaning of 反戈一击

反戈一击 means to turn one's weapon against one's own side; to attack one's former allies or faction. Pronounced fǎn gē yī jī.

  • to turn one's weapon against one's own side; to attack one's former allies or faction

Definitions & Examples

Zài
guān
jiàn
shí
 
rán
fǎn
 
ràng
duì
yǒu
cuò
shǒu
 

At the critical moment, he suddenly turned against his own side, catching his teammates completely off guard.

Zhè
wèi
jiāng
jūn
fǎn
 
dài
lǐng
xià
tóu
xiáng
le
jūn
 

The general turned his weapon against his own side and led his troops to surrender to the enemy.

běn
lái
zhī
chí
zhè
ge
fāng
àn
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
zài
tóu
piào
shí
fǎn
 
tóu
le
fǎn
duì
piào
 

He had originally supported the proposal, but unexpectedly turned against it when voting and cast a dissenting vote.

Xiǎo
shuō
zhì
de
miáo
xiě
le
zhè
ge
pàn
fǎn
shí
de
xīn
huó
dòng
 

The novel meticulously describes the psychological state of this traitor at the moment he turned against his own side.