以眼還眼,以牙還牙

以眼還眼,以牙還牙
yǐyǎnhuányǎnyǐyáhuányá
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
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yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 , yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2
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
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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. . 2013.

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