English to Chinese Dictionary

以子之矛，攻子之盾

yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn

lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard

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