以彼之道还施彼身啊
“fight fire with fire.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是
“But”
以彼之道还施彼身 啊
“fight fire with fire.”
我要是你们我就这么干
“I'll do it if I were you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originally an idiom refined in Jin Yong's martial arts novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, this phrase has entered everyday Chinese as a dramatic way to recommend giving an opponent a taste of their own medicine.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give someone a taste of their own medicine; fight fire with fire
A famous idiom originating from martial arts fiction (Murong clan in Jin Yong's work), commonly used when advocating tit-for-tat retaliation.
Adds persuasive urgency and highlights the self-evident nature of the suggestion.
