created sense approved 以毒攻毒 · yǐdúgōngdú · to cure ills with poison — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以毒攻毒
yǐdúgōngdú
to cure ills with poison
to use poisonous drugs to treat diseases such as skin ulcers or toxins in traditional Chinese medicine
以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 毒 (literal) → 毒 · dú · poison 攻 (literal) → 攻 · gōng · to treat 毒 (literal) → 毒 · dú · poison
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created sense approved 以毒攻毒 · yǐdúgōngdú · to fight fire with fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以毒攻毒
yǐdúgōngdú
to fight fire with fire
to counter an evil person or harsh methods with equally ruthless means; to set a thief to catch a thief
以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 毒 (literal) → 毒 · dú · harmful influence 攻 (literal) → 攻 · gōng · to attack 毒 (literal) → 毒 · dú · harmful influence
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