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認賊作父
  jing6 caak6 zok3 fu6   jyutping
  ren4 zei2 zuo4 fu4   pinyin
regard the enemy as kith and kin
[literal] take the foe for one's father


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
認賊作父 / 认贼作父

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Characters in this word:

 jing6  -  recognise; admit; accept; undertake
 caak6  -  thief; burglar; evildoer; wicked
 zok3  -  make; write; regard as
 fu6 fu2  -  father
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