以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú ㄧˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄨˊ ji5 duk6 gung1 duk6
- to cure ills with poison (TCM)
- to fight evil with evil
- set a thief to catch a thief
- to fight fire with fire
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以
- 予以 yǔ yǐ ㄩˇ ㄧˇ jyu5 ji5 to give
- 以上 yǐ shàng ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ji5 soeng6 that level or higher; that amount or more
- 以下 yǐ xià ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ji5 haa6 that level or lower
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 以便 yǐ biàn ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji5 bin6 so that
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- 以免 yǐ miǎn ㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ji5 min5 in order to avoid
- 以内 以內 yǐ nèi ㄧˇ ㄋㄟˋ ji5 noi6 within
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 以及 yǐ jí ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 以为 以為 yǐ wéi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ji5 wai4 to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 以至 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 down to
- 以致 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 to such an extent as to
- 加以 jiā yǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˇ gaa1 ji5 (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
- 可以 kě yǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ho2 ji5 can
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 所以 suǒ yǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ so2 ji5 therefore
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
毒
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 吸毒 xī dú ㄒㄧ ㄉㄨˊ kap1 duk6 to take drugs
- 有毒 yǒu dú ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄨˊ jau5 duk6 poisonous
- 杀毒 殺毒 shā dú ㄕㄚ ㄉㄨˊ saat3 duk6 to disinfect
- 毒品 dú pǐn ㄉㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ duk6 ban2 drugs; narcotics
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- 消毒 xiāo dú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊ siu1 duk6 to disinfect; to sterilize
- 病毒 bìng dú ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ beng6 duk6 virus
- 贩毒 販毒 fàn dú ㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ faan3 duk6 to traffic narcotics
- 㐖毒 Xié dú ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ archaic name for India
- 下毒 xià dú ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄨˊ haa6 duk6 to put poison in sth
- 丹毒 dān dú ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨˊ daan1 duk6 erysipelas (medicine)
- 冰毒 bīng dú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄨˊ bing1 duk6 methamphetamine
- 刻毒 kè dú ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨˊ hak1 duk6 spiteful
- 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄨˊ kek6 duk6 highly toxic; extremely poisonous
- 报毒 報毒 bào dú ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄨˊ bou3 duk6 (of antivirus software) to report a virus
- 屠毒 tú dú ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄨˊ tou4 duk6 poison
- 巫毒 wū dú ㄨ ㄉㄨˊ mou4 duk6 voodoo (loanword)
- 心毒 xīn dú ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨˊ sam1 duk6 cruel
- 怨毒 yuàn dú ㄩㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ jyun3 duk6 bitter resentment; rancor
- 恶毒 惡毒 è dú ㄜˋ ㄉㄨˊ ok3 duk6 malicious
攻
- 攻击 攻擊 gōng jī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ gung1 gik1 to attack
- 攻读 攻讀 gōng dú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄨˊ gung1 duk6 to major (in a field)
- 攻关 攻關 gōng guān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ gung1 gwaan1 to storm a strategic pass
- 进攻 進攻 jìn gōng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ zeon3 gung1 to attack
- 主攻 zhǔ gōng ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ zyu2 gung1 main assault
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- 力攻 lì gōng ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ lik6 gung1 to assault
- 助攻 zhù gōng ㄓㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ zo6 gung1 (military) to mount a secondary attack
- 反攻 fǎn gōng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄥ faan2 gung1 to counterattack
- 围攻 圍攻 wéi gōng ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wai4 gung1 to besiege
- 夹攻 夾攻 jiā gōng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ gaap3 gung1 attack from two sides
- 专攻 專攻 zhuān gōng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄥ zyun1 gung1 to specialize in
- 对攻 對攻 duì gōng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ deoi3 gung1 to attack (one another)
- 小攻 xiǎo gōng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ siu2 gung1 (slang) top (in a homosexual relationship)
- 强攻 強攻 qiáng gōng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ koeng4 gung1 (military) to take by storm
- 快攻 kuài gōng ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faai3 gung1 fast break
- 恐攻 kǒng gōng ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ hung2 gung1 (Tw) terrorist attack (abbr. for 恐怖攻击)
- 攻伐 gōng fá ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄚˊ gung1 fat6 to attack
- 攻克 gōng kè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ gung1 hak1 to capture
- 攻入 gōng rù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄨˋ gung1 jap6 to force entrance into
- 攻势 攻勢 gōng shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ gung1 sai3 (military) offensive
Example sentences
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以毒攻毒
Fight fire with fire.
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