以其人之道，還治其人之身 (ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6 ，waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1): to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]) | Cantonese Dictionary

ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6 ，waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1以其人之道，還治其人之身以其人之道，还治其人之身

Jyutpingji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6 ，waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1

Yaleyíh kèih yành jī douh ，wành jih kèih yành jī sān

Definition

to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1])

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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