以眼还眼 以眼還眼
以眼还眼 以眼還眼 yǐ yǎn huán yǎn ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5
- an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- to give sb a taste of his own medicine
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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...
眼
- 一眼 yī yǎn ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ jat1 ngaan5 a glance
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 抢眼 搶眼 qiǎng yǎn ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˇ coeng2 ngaan5 eye-catching
- 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ zaam2 ngaan5 to blink
- 眼下 yǎn xià ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ngaan5 haa6 now; at present
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- 眼光 yǎn guāng ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ngaan5 gwong1 gaze
- 眼前 yǎn qián ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ngaan5 cin4 before one's eyes
- 眼泪 眼淚 yǎn lèi ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ ngaan5 leoi6 tear; teardrop
- 眼界 yǎn jiè ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ngaan5 gaai3 (lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
- 眼看 yǎn kàn ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ngaan5 hon3 soon
- 眼睛 yǎn jing ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ ngaan5 zing1 eye
- 眼神 yǎn shén ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ ngaan5 san4 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
- 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ngaan5 hung4 to covet
- 眼色 yǎn sè ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ ngaan5 sik1 signal made with one's eyes
- 眼镜 眼鏡 yǎn jìng ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngaan5 geng2 spectacles
- 红眼 紅眼 hóng yǎn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇ hung4 ngaan5 to become infuriated
- 耀眼 yào yǎn ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˇ jiu6 ngaan5 to dazzle
- 着眼 著眼 zhuó yǎn ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ zoek6 ngaan5 to have one's eyes on (a goal)
- 亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ can1 ngaan5 with one's own eyes
- 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ zyun2 ngaan5 in a flash
还 還
- 偿还 償還 cháng huán ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ soeng4 waan4 to repay; to reimburse
- 归还 歸還 guī huán ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gwai1 waan4 to return sth
- 返还 返還 fǎn huán ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ faan2 waan4 restitution
- 还原 還原 huán yuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ waan4 jyun4 to restore to the original state
- 还好 還好 hái hǎo ㄏㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ waan4 hou2 not bad; pretty good
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- 还是 還是 hái shi ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄕ waan4 si6 still (as before)
- 还有 還有 hái yǒu ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ waan4 jau5 there still remain(s); there is (or are) still
- 还款 還款 huán kuǎn ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄢˇ waan4 fun2 repayment
- 还不如 還不如 hái bù rú ㄏㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ waan4 bat1 jyu4 to be better off ...
- 讨价还价 討價還價 tǎo jià huán jià ㄊㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3 to haggle over price
- 交还 交還 jiāo huán ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˊ gaau1 waan4 to return sth
- 回还 回還 huí huán ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ wui4 waan4 to return
- 奉还 奉還 fèng huán ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ fung6 waan4 to return with thanks
- 往还 往還 wǎng huán ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ wong5 waan4 to contact; to have dealings (with sb)
- 掷还 擲還 zhì huán ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ zaak6 waan4 please return (an item sent in the mail)
- 放还 放還 fàng huán ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ fong3 waan4 to release (a hostage)
- 璧还 璧還 bì huán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊ bik1 waan4 return (a borrowed object) with thanks
- 生还 生還 shēng huán ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˊ sang1 waan4 to return alive
- 讨还 討還 tǎo huán ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ tou2 waan4 to ask for sth back
- 追还 追還 zhuī huán ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢˊ zeoi1 waan4 to recover (lost property or money)
Example sentences
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以眼还眼 以眼還眼 ， 以牙还牙 以牙還牙 。
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
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