Pinyin

Definition

 - 
  1. a hoe
  2. to harrow
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  1. a rake

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 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
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
  1. 1 a hoe
  2. 2 to harrow
pá zi
  1. 1 a rake
pā ěr duo
  1. 1 (dialect) henpecked
  2. 2 to be under one's wife's thumb
dīng pá
  1. 1 rake

Idioms (1)

倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 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
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

Sample Sentences

这孩子真孝顺。我还从没吃过西餐呢。想想要耍大刀耍耙子地吃饭,那真是吓人!还是我们中国人秀气,一手拿双筷子,一手端碗。
zhè háizi zhēn xiàoshùn 。wǒ hái cóngméi chīguò xīcān ne 。xiǎngxiang yào shuǎ dàdāo shuǎ pázi de chīfàn ,nà zhēn shì xiàrén !háishì wǒmen Zhōngguórén xiùqi ,yīshǒu ná shuāng kuàizi ,yīshǒu duān wǎn 。
You are such a dutiful child. I have never eaten Western-style food before. It's frightening to think of wielding a big sword and a rake to eat dinner. It's us Chinese that are the refined ones. In one hand we take chopsticks and in the other we hold a bowl.
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