以毒攻毒

yǐ dú gōng dú

Dictionary entry

to cure ills with poison (TCM)

What does 以毒攻毒 mean?

以毒攻毒 (yǐ dú gōng dú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to cure ills with poison (TCM)

2to fight evil with evil

3set a thief to catch a thief

4to fight fire with fire

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]毒dúpoison · to poison 攻gōngto attack · to accuse

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以毒攻毒

yǐ dú gōng dú

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