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以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
Definitions
- •to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
- •Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)