Dictionary/以毒攻毒

以毒攻毒

yǐ dú gōng dú

ㄧˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄉㄨˊ

Phr

1to cure ills with poison (TCM)

2to fight evil with evil

3set a thief to catch a thief

4to fight fire with fire

Characters

Example

yǐ dú gōng dú以毒攻毒。

以毒攻毒。

Fight fire with fire.