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以洋治洋
  ji5 joeng4 zi6 joeng4   jyutping
  yi3 yang2 zhi4 yang2   pinyin
use the barbarians to stop/control the barbarians; use the foreigners to stop/control the foreigners [Syn.] , 以夷制夷


Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
以洋治洋

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Characters in this word:

 ji5  -  by means of; because of
 joeng4  -  ocean; foreign; Western; vast
 zi6  -  rule; govern; stable; treat; punish; study
 joeng4  -  ocean; foreign; Western; vast
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