created reference approved 以夷制夷 → 以夷伐夷 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以夷制夷 yǐyízhìyí
以夷伐夷 yǐyífáyí
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created reference approved 以夷制夷 → 以夷治夷 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以夷制夷 yǐyízhìyí
以夷治夷 yǐyízhìyí
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 以夷制夷 · yǐyízhìyí · to use foreigners to control foreigners — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以夷制夷
yǐyízhìyí
to use foreigners to control foreigners
(idiom) To play off one foreign power against another; to use foreigners to subdue other foreigners. Historically used to describe the policy of letting different groups of outsiders fight among themselves to weaken them. Also used as a late Qing slogan for adopting Western technology to defend against foreign imperialism.
以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · foreigners 制 (literal) → 制 · zhì · to control 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · foreigners
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 以夷制夷 · yǐyízhìyí · countering imperialism with technology — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以夷制夷
yǐyízhìyí
countering imperialism with technology
A late Qing modernizing slogan advocating for the adoption of Western science and technology to defend against foreign encroachment
以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · foreigners 制 (literal) → 制 · zhì · to control 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · foreigners
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition