clasp an enemy to one 's bosom
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is "R è NCH ó uzu ò f ù", regards the enemy as the father. It's like being willing to work for the enemy. It is the same as "recognizing a thief as a father". From Fang Zhimin's lovely China.
Analysis of Idioms
A close synonym: accept a thief as a father and an enemy as a father
The origin of Idioms
Fang Zhimin's lovely China: "my friends, although there are traitors, puppets and traitors among us, and they take revenge as their father and act for the tiger, their shameful people are in the minority."
Idiom usage
I don't want you to accept the enemy as your father.
Chinese PinYin : rèn chóu zuò fù
clasp an enemy to one 's bosom
work in full cooperation and with unity of purpose. xié lì tóng xīn
Distinguish between the things and the place to live. biàn wù jū fāng
Moral integrity and tolerance. dé róng jiān bèi