- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
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以眼还眼
以眼还眼
to give sb a taste of his own medicine
2 meanings#37365
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to give sb a taste of his own medicine
- ，。
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
- 貳名noun
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- ，。
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 艮(hard; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."
以眼还眼
Traditional以眼還眼
to give sb a taste of his own medicine
2 meanings#37365
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to give sb a taste of his own medicine
- ，。
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
- 貳名noun
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- ，。
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 艮(hard; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."
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