以毒攻毒
yǐ​dú​gōng​dú

combating evil

  • created sense approved 以毒攻毒 · yǐ​dú​gōng​dú · combating evil

    以毒攻毒

    yǐ​dú​gōng​dú

    combating evil

    to combat a harmful person or situation by using the same methods or another evil force; to fight fire with fire

    警方决定以毒攻毒，派出一名改过自新的罪犯去打入犯罪集团内部。

    verb

    created sense

  • created sense approved 以毒攻毒 · yǐ​dú​gōng​dú · medical

    以毒攻毒

    yǐ​dú​gōng​dú

    medical

    to use poisonous substances as a medical cure for diseases caused by toxins or similar ailments in Traditional Chinese Medicine

    医生尝试以毒攻毒，用微量毒素来治疗这种罕见的血液病。

    idiom

    created sense