以夷制夷

to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

old variant of 以[yi3]

old variant of 以[yi3]

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze

system / to control / to regulate / variant of 製|制[zhi4]

to manufacture / to make