Word Meaning 毒を以て毒を制す
どくをもってどくをせいす
doku o mottedoku o seisu
毒を以て毒を制す is read as どくをもってどくをせいす (doku o mottedoku o seisu) and means fight fire with fire.
Meaning
English
- fight fire with fire
- set a thief to catch a thief
- fight one evil with another
Reading
Kana
どくをもってどくをせいす
Romaji
doku o mottedoku o seisu
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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1毒を以て毒を制す。
Diamond cuts diamond.