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將計就計
简 将计就计 · 繁 將計就計Mandarin · pinyin jiāng jì jiù jì
Meanings
- to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
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1–4–4–4 · jiang1 ji4 jiu4 ji4
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zoeng1 gai3 zau6 gai3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to turn somebody's trick against him; to beat somebody at his own game
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