Word

HSK	Not in HSK
FREQUENCY	Unknown

以其人之道，还治其人之身 yǐ qí rén zhī dào ， huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn

to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
to give sb a taste of his own medicine

以 yǐ HSK 2	by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
其 qí HSK 3	his, her, its, their; that
人 rén HSK 1	man; people; mankind; someone else
之 zhī HSK 4	marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
道 dào HSK 2	path, road, street; method, way
还 huán HSK 2	still, yet, also, besides
治 zhì HSK 5	govern, regulate, administer
其 qí HSK 3	his, her, its, their; that
人 rén HSK 1	man; people; mankind; someone else
之 zhī HSK 4	marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
身 shēn HSK 2	body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158