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以眼還眼
简 以眼还眼 · 繁 以眼還眼Mandarin · pinyin yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
Meanings
- an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- to give sb a taste of his own medicine
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3–3–2–3 · yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5
Cantonese word readings for 以眼還眼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to take an eye for an eye
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