- 以眼还眼,以牙还牙
- yǐyǎnhuányǎnyǐyáhuányáan eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth* * *yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 , yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2an 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* * *以眼还眼,以牙还牙yǐ yǎn huán yǎn yǐ yá huán yáan eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; Eye for eye, tooth for tooth -- meet force by force.; give as good as one gets; measure for measure; return blow for blow; tit for tat; like for like* * *以眼還眼,以牙還牙|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
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.