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Dictionary - results for 以子之矛,攻子之盾

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinEnglish
zhīmáo,gōngzhīdùn- lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
- fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
- hoist with his own petard

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