以夷制夷 yǐyízhìyí modernization slogan Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 以夷制夷 yǐyízhìyí modernization slogan expression A late Qing dynasty policy advocating the adoption of Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. playing rivals off expression To use foreigners to control or subdue other foreigners; a traditional diplomatic strategy of playing external rivals against one another. Frequency Written text 0.048 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
以夷制夷 yǐyízhìyí modernization slogan expression A late Qing dynasty policy advocating the adoption of Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. playing rivals off expression To use foreigners to control or subdue other foreigners; a traditional diplomatic strategy of playing external rivals against one another. Frequency Written text 0.048 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
