Chinese Word: 认贼作父 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy

1		tā men 他们 shèn zhì 甚至 hái 还 pò shǐ 迫使 wǒ men 我们 de 的 hái zi 孩子 rèn zéi zuò fù 认贼作父！ They take our sons and turn them into little Romans!
2		wǒ men 我们 dōu 都 chéng 成 le 了 hā mǔ léi tè 哈姆雷特 rèn zéi zuò fù 认贼作父， ràng 让 xiōng shǒu 凶手 tóng yàng 同样 zhàn jù 占据 zhe 着 huáng wèi 皇位。 We've all become Hamlets in our country, children of a slain father-leader whose killers still possess the throne.
3		nǎo zi 脑子 lǐ 里 jí 急 shǎn guò 闪过 “ rèn zéi zuò fù 认贼作父 ” de 的 zì yàng 字样 hòu 后， cái 才 shǎn chū 闪出 “ yī rì wèi shī 一日为师， zhōng shēn 终身 wèi 为 fù 父 ” de 的 gǔ xùn 古训 lái 来。 " After "take a pirate as one's father" flashed over my mind, I finally recalled the ancient Chinese saying "He who is a teacher for a day is the father for a lifetime".

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