Word Meaning 以夷攻夷

いいこうい iikoui

以夷攻夷 is read as いいこうい (iikoui) and means controlling foreigners by foreigners.

Meaning

English

  1. controlling foreigners by foreigners
  2. playing one barbarian state against another

Reading

Kana

いいこうい

Romaji

iikoui

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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以夷制夷

いいせいい

controlling foreigners by foreigners

夷を以て夷を制す

いをもっていをせいす

to control foreigners by foreigners

以下

いか

including ...

以内

いない

within

以来

いらい

since

以前

いぜん

before

以後

いご

after this

以上

いじょう

that's all

以降

いこう

on and after

以外

いがい

with the exception of

以て

もって

adds emphasis to preceding word