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以毒攻毒
 
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yǐ dú gōng dú
  • to cure ills with poison (TCM)
  • to fight evil with evil
  • set a thief to catch a thief
  • to fight fire with fire

以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú

以毒攻毒
1 用有毒的药物来治疗毒疮等疾病。比喻用狠毒的手段来对付狠毒的手段或人。元.陶宗仪《南村辍耕录.卷二九.骨咄犀》:「骨咄犀,蛇角也,其性至毒,而能解毒,盖以毒攻毒也。」《三侠五义.第一回》:「我何不以毒攻毒,叫陈林掌刑追问?他二人做的事,如今叫一人受苦,焉有不说的道理?」

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