以毒攻毒

yǐ dú gōng dú

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1. to cure ills with poison (TCM)
2. to fight evil with evil
3. set a thief to catch a thief
4. to fight fire with fire

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以毒攻毒

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 344811)

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Child Words of 以毒攻毒

• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 攻 攻 gōng: to attack
• 毒 毒 dú: poison