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以牙还牙
yǐ​yá​huán​yá

tit for tat

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

以牙还牙/ 以牙還牙 yǐ​yá​huán​yá tit for tat

to fight back using the same methods that were used against you; to give tit for tat; to retaliate in kind

References

see 以眼还眼/以眼還眼 → 以牙还牙/以牙還牙
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