以毒攻毒 — yi3 du2 gong1 du2 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

yi³ du² gong¹ du²

to cure ills with poison (TCM)/to fight evil with evil/set a thief to catch a thief/to fight fire with fire

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

yi³

to cure ills with poison (TCM)/to fight evil with evil/set a thief to catch a thief/to fight fire with fire

2

du²

to cure ills with poison (TCM)/to fight evil with evil/set a thief to catch a thief/to fight fire with fire

3

gong¹

to cure ills with poison (TCM)/to fight evil with evil/set a thief to catch a thief/to fight fire with fire

4

du²

to cure ills with poison (TCM)/to fight evil with evil/set a thief to catch a thief/to fight fire with fire