yi3
du2
gong1
du2
  1. to cure ills with poison (TCM)
  2. to fight evil with evil
  3. set a thief to catch a thief
  4. to fight fire with fire

Characters

  • 以 (㕥): old variant of 以[yi3]
  • 毒 (毒): poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
  • 攻 (攻): to attack; to accuse; to study
  • 毒 (毒): poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics

Resources

Examples

以毒攻毒

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