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以夷制夷 (ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

以夷制夷 (ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4, 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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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 以不變應萬變 (ji5 bat1 bin3 jing3 maan6 bin3) — remain calm or actionless during turbulence or changes in life
• 以假亂真 (ji5 gaa2 lyun6 zan1) — using fake things to pretend to be authentic ones, to deceive
• 以偏概全 (ji5 pin1 koi3 cyun4) — to conclude from a small sample or with bias
• 以己度人 (ji5 gei2 dok6 jan4) — judging others by oneself
• 以後 (ji5 hau6) — from now on
• 以心為心 (ji5 sam1 wai4 sam1) — Feel for others; judge others you would like be judged by others

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