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

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 154626 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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以夷制夷

いいせいい

controlling foreigners by foreigners

毒を以て毒を制す

どくをもってどくをせいす

fight fire with fire

以毒制毒

いどくせいどく

using poisonous medication to control poison

以夷攻夷

いいこうい

controlling foreigners by foreigners

夷

えびす

peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)

入るを量りて出ずるを制す

いるをはかりていずるをせいす

cut your coat according to your cloth

以下

いか

including ...

制裁

せいさい

sanctions

統制

とうせい

regulation

以内

いない

within

体制

たいせい

order

制度

せいど

system