以夷制夷
以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties); Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
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- (verb, idiom) to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
- Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
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Related Words
友谊商店(Yǒu yì Shāng diàn)— Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
→以华制华(yǐ huá zhì huá)— use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)
→启蒙(qǐ méng)— variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qi3 meng2]
→北洋军(Běi yáng jūn)— north China army, a modernizing Western-style army set up during late Qing, and a breeding ground for the Northern Warlords after the Qinghai revolution
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