| 以夷制夷 |
yǐ yí zhì yí |
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) |
| 以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
| 以 |
Yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
| 夷 |
yí |
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze |
| 制 |
zhì |
system / to control / to regulate / variant of 制 |
| 制 |
zhì |
to manufacture / to make |
| 夷 |
yí |
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze |