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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
以
yǐ
攻
gōng
子
zǐ
之
zhī
盾
dùn
矛
máo