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以其人之道，還治其人之身

简以其人之道，还治其人之身 · 繁以其人之道，還治其人之身

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn

to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 Zhū Xī)
to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine

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以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides

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