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以子之矛,攻子之盾
 
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yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  • lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韩非子)
  • turning a weapon against its owner
  • fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  • hoist with his own petard

以子之矛,攻子之盾 yǐ zǐ zhī máo gōng zǐ zhī dùn

以子之矛,攻子之盾
1 比喻以对方的观点、理论来反驳对方。语本《韩非子.难一》:「楚人有鬻楯与矛者,誉之曰:『吾楯之坚,物莫能陷也。』又誉其矛曰:『吾矛之利,于物无不陷也。』或曰:『以子之矛,陷子之楯何如?其人弗能应也。』」

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