以眼还眼，以牙还牙
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); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
idiomverb
Traditional: 以眼還眼，以牙還牙
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- (idiom, verb) an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
- fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- 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
→上口齿(shàng kǒu chǐ)— supraoral tooth
→乳牙(rǔ yá)— deciduous tooth
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