以其人之道，还治其人之身
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
verb
Traditional: 以其人之道，還治其人之身
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- (verb) to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
- to give sb a taste of his own medicine
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Related Words
以眼还眼(yǐ yǎn huán yǎn)— an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
→以眼还眼，以牙还牙(yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá)— an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
→一不做，二不休(yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū)— don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
→一命呜呼(yī mìng wū hū)— to die (idiom)
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