以眼还眼

Traditional: 以眼還眼

yǐ yǎn huán yǎn

Dictionary entry

an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him

What does 以眼还眼 mean?

以眼还眼 (yǐ yǎn huán yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him

2to give sb a taste of his own medicine

Character breakdown

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 还Huánsurname Huan

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How to pronounce 以眼还眼

以眼还眼

yǐ yǎn huán yǎn

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