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以子之矛,攻子之盾

yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn

Definitions

  • lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  • fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  • hoist with his own petard

Child Words of 以子之矛,攻子之盾