以其人之道，还治其人之身 in English yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

• to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiomatic expression, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1]); to get revenge by playing somebody back at his own game
• to give somebody a taste of his own medicine

Pinyin

yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 其qi2his 人ren2man 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 道dao4road ， 还hai2surname Huan 治zhi4to rule 其qi2his 人ren2man 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 身shen1body