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以夷制夷

zhì to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
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abbr. for Israel 以色列
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
  non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze
   zhì system / to control / to regulate / variant of
   zhì to manufacture / to make
    non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze
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