以毒攻毒

以毒攻毒
gōng

to cure ills with poison (TCM)

4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to cure ills with poison (TCM)

    • Fighting poison with poison is a treatment method.

  2. verb

    to fight evil with evil

    • We should fight poison with poison.

  3. verb

    set a thief to catch a thief

  4. verb

    to fight fire with fire

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (person; human (pictographic))RADICAL

A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.

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