師夷長技以制夷

师
師
夷
夷
长
長
技
技
以
以
制
制
夷
夷
"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]

Characters and words in 師夷長技以制夷

师
師
shī = sh + Ø1
surname Shi
师
師
shī = sh + Ø1
teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops
夷
yí = y + Ø2
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze
长
長
cháng = ch + ang2
length / long / forever / always / constantly
长
長
zhǎng = zh + ang3
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
长
長
技
技
special skill
技
jì = ji + Ø4
skill
以
㕥
yǐ = y + Ø3
old variant of 以[yi3]
以
㠯
yǐ = y + Ø3
old variant of 以[yi3]
以
yǐ = y + Ø3
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
以
yǐ = y + Ø3
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
制
zhì = zh + Ø4
system / to control / to regulate / variant of 製|制[zhi4]
制
製
zhì = zh + Ø4
to manufacture / to make

Words with 師夷長技以制夷

師夷長技以制夷 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 師夷長技以制夷

師夷長技以制夷 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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