师夷长技以制夷

shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí

คำจำกัดความ

1. \learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them\, idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[wèi yuán]

คำย่อยของ 师夷长技以制夷

• 以 yǐ: to use
• 制 zhì: to manufacture
• 长 cháng: length
• 长 zhǎng: chief
• 夷 yí: non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
• 师 shī: teacher
• 技 jì: skill
• 长技 cháng jì: special skill