師夷長技以制夷

si1 ji4 coeng4 gei6 ji5 zai3 ji4

"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]{ngai6 jyun4}

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]{ngai6 jyun4}

Written Forms

師夷長技以制夷Traditional · Main Form
师夷长技以制夷Alternate Form

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