以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ​qí​rén​zhī​dào​huán​zhì​qí​rén​zhī​shēn

to give someone a taste of their own medicine

  1. 以 yǐ preposition
    by means of
    to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced
  2. 其人 qí​rén
    the person
    the person mentioned; that person; such a person
  3. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. 道 dào noun
    skill
    (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; a doctrine
  5. ， huán
    non-Chinese
  6. 还 還 huán verbnoun
    to retaliate
    to do something in return; to strike back; to reciprocate a gesture
  7. 治 zhì
    to punish
    to punish; to penalize; to bring to justice
  8. 其人 qí​rén
    the person
    the person mentioned; that person; such a person
  9. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  10. 身 shēn nounpronoun
    self
    one's own person; oneself; personally