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以眼还眼，以牙还牙

Traditional form:

以眼還眼，以牙還牙

Pinyin (reading):

yǐyǎnhuányǎn,yǐyáhuányá

Definitions:

  • an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  • fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  • to give sb a taste of his own medicine

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