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以毒攻毒

yǐ dú gōng dú

4-character word

What 以毒攻毒 means

1. to cure ills with poison (TCM)
2. to fight evil with evil
3. set a thief to catch a thief
4. to fight fire with fire

The characters in 以毒攻毒

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 毒dúpoison; to poison; poisonous
• 攻gōngto attack; to accuse; to study
• 毒dúpoison; to poison; poisonous

Example sentences

• 以毒攻毒
  Yǐdúgōngdú
  Fight fire with fire.