적반하장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 賊 (“bandit”) + 反 (“rather”) + 荷 (“wields”) + 杖 (“rod”). A native Korean chengyu, first attested in the 1678 essay collection 순오지 (旬五志, sunoji) but in a context that implies that the saying was already common.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹k̚p͈a̠nɦa̠d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [적빤하장]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeokbanhajang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeogbanhajang
McCune–Reischauer?chŏkpanhajang
Yale Romanization?cekpan.hacang

Noun

적반하장 • (jeokbanhajang) (hanja 賊反荷杖)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) victim-blaming by the guilty party

See also
  • 주객전도 (主客顚倒, jugaekjeondo)
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