ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4以夷制夷
Jyutpingji5 ji4 zai3 ji4
Yaleyíh yìh jai yìh
Definition
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
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T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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