以暴制暴

yǐ bào zhì bào

Dictionary entry

to use violence to curb violence

What does 以暴制暴 mean?

以暴制暴 (yǐ bào zhì bào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to use violence to curb violence

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]暴Bàosurname Bao 制zhìsystem · to control

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以暴制暴

yǐ bào zhì bào

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