以其人之道，還治其人之身 (ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6, waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1 | yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1) : pay sb. back in the same way they did sth. to you

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以其人之道，還治其人之身

ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6, waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1

yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1

Get back at sb. using the same method they used against you.

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

以其人之道，還治其人之身 / 以其人之道，还治其人之身

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以 ji5 - by means of; because of
其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her
人 jan4 - person; human being
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
道 dou6 - road; way; channel; doctrine; Taoism; skill
， - (not in database)
還 waan4 - return; still; even; again; also
治 zi6 - rule; govern; stable; treat; punish; study
其 kei4 gei1 - that; such; his; her
人 jan4 - person; human being
之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
身 san1 - body; life; oneself

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