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認賊作父
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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. |
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Characters in this word:認 jing6 - recognise; admit; accept; undertake賊 caak6 - thief; burglar; evildoer; wicked 作 zok3 - make; write; regard as 父 fu6 fu2 - father |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).