反客为主 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. the guest acts as host ; fig. to turn from passive to active behavior

Character by character

• 反fǎnreverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 客kèguest, traveller; customer
• 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 主zhǔto own; to host; master; host; lord

Idioms sharing a character

• 一反常态 yī fǎn cháng tài
• 反唇相讥 fǎn chún xiāng jī
• 反败为胜 fǎn bài wéi shèng
• 反目成仇 fǎn mù chéng chóu
• 反脸无情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng
• 反裘负刍 fǎn qiú fù chú
• 报本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ
• 官逼民反 guān bī mín fǎn
• 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng
• 欲益反损 yù yì fǎn sǔn

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