还治其人之身的办法
“...of our own medicine...”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
会以其人之道
“...he will give us a taste...”
还治其人之身的办法
“...of our own medicine...”
“...and return the favor with a sneak attack on Dong Jing.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originating from Neo-Confucian teachings (Zhu Xi), this idiom justifies retribution by turning the opponent's own hostile logic against them.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give someone a taste of their own medicine; pay someone back in their own coin
The second half of the famous idiom '以其人之道，还治其人之身', used when countering an adversary using their exact methods.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to cure your disease,”
“to help improve his health.”
“That is the way to cure both the symptoms and the root cause.”
“that can cure your illness.”
“and clear her meridians.”
“clear her meridians,”