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以眼还眼
yǐ​yǎn​huán​yǎn

an eye for an eye

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 以 yǐ preposition
    by means of
    to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced
  2. 眼 yǎn noun
    eye
    eye; the visual organ of people or animals
  3. 还 還 huán verbnoun
    to retaliate
    to do something in return; to strike back; to reciprocate a gesture
  4. 眼 yǎn noun
    eye
    eye; the visual organ of people or animals