| 以子之矛，攻子之盾 |
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn |
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard |
| 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) |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 矛 |
máo |
spear; lance; pike / CL:支 |
| 攻 |
gōng |
to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 盾 |
dùn |
shield (CL:面) / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc) |