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Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To turn one's weapons against: To use the weapons, skills, or knowledge provided by a master, mentor, or ally against them. It implies a deep betrayal by a student or subordinate.
- To turn against one's teacher/mentor: To betray the person who taught or guided you, often by using their own teachings against them or by joining their opponents.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Học trò phản bội, quay giáo chống lại thầy mình. (The student betrayed, turning his weapons against his own master.)
- Hắn được đào tạo bài bản rồi lại quay giáo với công ty cũ. (He was thoroughly trained and then turned against his old company.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in contexts of martial arts, discipleship, or professional training to describe an ultimate act of treachery. It carries a strong moral judgment, emphasizing the ingratitude and dishonor of the action.
Variants and Related Words
Phản bội (v): to betray.
- Không ai ngờ anh ta lại phản bội tổ chức. (No one expected him to betray the organization.)
Chống lại (v): to oppose, to fight against.
- Họ đã dám chống lại kẻ bạo chúa. (They dared to oppose the tyrant.)
Synonyms
- Betray one's mentor: To be disloyal to one's teacher.
- Turn against one's master: To become an opponent of one's former guide.
- Bite the hand that feeds you: (Idiomatic) To harm someone who has helped you.
Related Idioms
Ăn cháo đá bát: (Literally: To eat the porridge and kick the bowl) To be ungrateful and turn against a benefactor.
- Hành động của hắn đúng là ăn cháo đá bát. (His actions are truly those of kicking the bowl after eating the porridge.)
Vong ân bội nghĩa: To be ungrateful and act against righteousness.
- Kẻ vong ân bội nghĩa ấy cuối cùng cũng bị trừng phạt. (That ungrateful traitor was finally punished.)
- Turn one's arms against