以眼还眼，以牙还牙 以眼還眼，以牙還牙
以眼还眼，以牙还牙 以眼還眼，以牙還牙 yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ , ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ ji5 ngaan5 waan4 ngaan5 ，ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4
- an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
- fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- to give sb a taste of his own medicine
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 以 (1 of 9) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
More words with these characters
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
Show 15 more words with 以
- 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
Show 15 more words with 眼
- 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
Show 15 more words with 还 還
- 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)
Idioms with these characters
- 卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù ㄅㄟ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ bei1 ji5 zi6 muk6 (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ bat1 zi1 so2 ji5 (idiom) to not know the reason
Show 7 more idioms with 以
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 好整以暇 hào zhěng yǐ xiá ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ hou2 zing2 ji5 haa6 to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
- 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
- 宽以待人 寬以待人 kuān yǐ dài rén ㄎㄨㄢ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 to be lenient with others (idiom)
- 聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ liu4 ji5 zi6 wai3 to find some consolation (idiom)
- 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mung6 mei6 ji5 kau4 lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
- 难以启齿 難以啟齒 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2 to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 鼻青眼肿 鼻青眼腫 bí qīng yǎn zhǒng ㄅㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ bei6 ceng1 ngaan5 zung2 a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
- 擦亮眼睛 cā liàng yǎn jīng ㄘㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 眼
- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
- 独具只眼 獨具隻眼 dú jù zhī yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ duk6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 过眼烟云 過眼煙雲 guò yǎn yān yún ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄣˊ gwo3 ngaan5 jin1 wan4 ephemeral (idiom)
- 过眼云烟 過眼雲煙 guò yǎn yún yān ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄢ gwo3 ngaan5 wan4 jin1 ephemeral (idiom)
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hap6 ngaan5 mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 借尸还魂 借屍還魂 jiè shī huán hún ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
Show 4 more idioms with 还 還
- 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 衣锦还乡 衣錦還鄉 yī jǐn huán xiāng ㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ji1 gam2 waan4 hoeng1 lit. to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom)
- 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
- 乍暖还寒 乍暖還寒 zhà nuǎn huán hán ㄓㄚˋ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊ zaa3 nyun5 waan4 hon4 (idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold
Example sentences
-
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.