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以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐqírénzhīdào,huánzhìqírénzhīshēn
Traditional: 以其人之道,還治其人之身
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
Character Breakdown
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2
其
qí
his, her, its, their; that
HSK 3
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
道
dào
method, way; path, road
HSK 2
还
hái
also, besides; still, yet; to return
HSK 2
治
zhì
to administer, to govern, to regulate
HSK 5
其
qí
his, her, its, their; that
HSK 3
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
身
shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
HSK 2
Additional Information
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