倒打一耙

Traditional form:

倒打一耙

Pinyin (reading):

dàodǎyīpá

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 耙 - to rake

Traditional characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 耙 - to rake