师夷长技以制夷

Traditional: 師夷長技以制夷

shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí

Dictionary entry

"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]

What does 师夷长技以制夷 mean?

师夷长技以制夷 (shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]

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师Shīsurname Shi 夷yínon-Han people, esp. to the East of China · barbarians 长chánglong · (bound form) length 技jìskill 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]制zhìsystem · to control

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师夷长技以制夷

shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí

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