将计就计
jiāng​jì​jiù​jì

to beat someone at their own game

  • created sense approved 将计就计/將計就計 · jiāng​jì​jiù​jì · to beat someone at their own game — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    将计就计 / 將計就計

    jiāng​jì​jiù​jì

    to beat someone at their own game

    to turn an opponent's scheme against them; often involves pretending to fall for a trap in order to trick the other person

    将 (literal) → 将/將 · jiāng · to take 计 (literal) → 计/計 · jì · plan 就 (literal) → 就 · jiù · to accommodate 计 (literal) → 计/計 · jì · plan

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense