以其人之道，還治其人之身

ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6 ，waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1

to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]{zyu1 hei1}) · to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]{zyu1 hei1})
  2. to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine

Written Forms

以其人之道，還治其人之身Traditional · Main Form
以其人之道，还治其人之身Alternate Form

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