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以
其
人
之
道
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還
治
其
人
之
身
Definitions12 characters
yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹Zhu¹ Xi¹)/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
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Pronunciations
以
其
人
之
道
,
還
治
其
人
之
身

As word

1
yi3
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
2
qi2
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
3
ren2
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
4
zhi1
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
5
dao4
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
6
,
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
7
huan2
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
8
zhi4
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
9
qi2
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
10
ren2
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
11
zhi1
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
12
shen1
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 [Zhu1 Xi1])/to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine