以夷制夷

yǐ yí zhì yí

คำจำกัดความ

1. to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
2. Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

คำย่อยของ 以夷制夷

• 以 yǐ: to use
• 制 zhì: to manufacture
• 夷 yí: non-Han people, esp. to the East of China