Words — 1 found
yǐ zǐ zhī máo gōng zǐ zhī dùn
ㄧˇ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄇㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
以 子 之 矛 攻 子 之 盾
以 子 之 矛 攻 子 之 盾
  1. 1. lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子)
  2. 2. turning a weapon against its owner
  3. 3. fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  4. 4. hoist with his own petard
Hanzi — 6 found
yǐ ㄧˇ 㕥 以
  1. 1. by means of
  2. 2. thereby, therefore
  3. 3. consider as
  4. 4. in order to
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zǐ ㄗˇ 子 子
  1. 1. offspring, child
  2. 2. fruit, seed of
  3. 3. 1st terrestrial branch
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zhī ㄓ 之 之
  1. 1. marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase
  2. 2. it, him her, them
  3. 3. go to
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gōng ㄍㄨㄥ 攻 攻
  1. 1. attack, assault
  2. 2. criticize
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dùn ㄉㄨㄣˋ 盾 盾
  1. 1. shield, shield-shaped object
  2. 2. currency sign for Dutch guilder
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