以眼还眼 in English yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • an eye for an eye (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to use the enemy's methods against him
  • to give somebody a taste of his own medicine

Simplified Characters

以 眼 还 眼

Traditional Characters

以 眼 還 眼

Pinyin

yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 眼yan3eye 还hai2surname Huan 眼yan3eye