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以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
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Definitions
- 1. to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])
- 2. to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine