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以夷制夷
 
En
yǐ yí zhì yí
  • to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom)
  • let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
  • To use western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment (late Qing modernizing slogan).

以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí

以夷制夷
1 利用外族或外国之间的矛盾,使其互相冲突,削减力量,以便控制或攻伐。也作「以夷伐夷」、「以夷治夷」。
2 学习他国的长处,来克制他国。

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