Word Meaning 夷を以て夷を制す
いをもっていをせいす
i o mottei o seisu
夷を以て夷を制す is read as いをもっていをせいす (i o mottei o seisu) and means to control foreigners by foreigners.
Meaning
English
- to control foreigners by foreigners
- to play one barbarian state against another
Reading
Kana
いをもっていをせいす
Romaji
i o mottei o seisu
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12夷
えびす
brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)