「以其人之道還治其人之身」
| Entry #1 | |
| Pronunciation： | ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6 waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
以 based on; take...as...; with; by means of; to take ... (as); to use; to regard ... as; according to; with reference to 其 he; his; her; its; their 人 human; human being; person; people; personality; everybody; (some) people; others; somebody; body of a person 之 of; "it" 道 road; place; spot; boundaries; to speak; prefecture in Japan; province in Korea; path; way; method; principle; doctrine; Taoism religion 還 to return; even; to bring back; to repay; and also; more; still 治 to punish; to constraint; to cure; to heal; to treat; to wipe out; to administer; to rule; good rule; to study; to research 其 he; his; her; its; their 人 human; human being; person; people; personality; everybody; (some) people; others; somebody; body of a person 之 of; "it" 身 body; count; life; oneself; point of view |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to serve someone the same sauce; to give someone a taste of his own medicine
|
| Copyrights： | © 2023 Hong Kong Lexicography Limited - License |