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)