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以夷制夷

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ yí zhì yí

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

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3–2–4–2 · yi3 yi2 zhi4 yi2

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ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4

Cantonese word readings for 以夷制夷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.