take enemy as father; collaborate with enemy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to take the enemy as one's father; to collaborate with the enemy; to treat an enemy as a friend
formalStrongly negative connotation. Used to criticize traitors or collaborators who side with enemies against their own people. Originally referred to betraying one's country by serving invaders.
Nà那
gè个
pàn叛
tú徒
rèn认
zéi贼
zuò作
fù父
，
chū出
mài卖
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
guó国
jiā家
。
That traitor treated the enemy as his own father and betrayed his country.
Zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qī期
，
rèn认
zéi贼
zuò作
fù父
de的
rén人
huì会
shòu受
dào到
rén人
mín民
de的
tuò唾
qì弃
。
During wartime, those who collaborate with the enemy will be spurned by the people.
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Tā他
wèi为
le了
jīn金
qián钱
jìng竟
rán然
rèn认
zéi贼
zuò作
fù父
，
tóu投
kào靠
le了
qīn侵
lüè略
jūn军
。
For the sake of money, he actually took the enemy as his father and defected to the invading army.