Meaning of 以毒攻毒
以毒攻毒 means to treat poisonous sores or diseases with poison (traditional medical practice); to fight evil with evil; to set a thief to catch a thief; to use an enemy's own methods against them. Pronounced yǐ dú gōng dú.
- to treat poisonous sores or diseases with poison (traditional medical practice)
- to fight evil with evil; to set a thief to catch a thief; to use an enemy's own methods against them
Definitions & Examples
Zhōng中
yī医
cháng常
yǐ以
dú毒
gōng攻
dú毒
，
yòng用
wú蜈
gōng蚣
zhì治
liáo疗
dú毒
chuāng疮
。
Traditional Chinese medicine often fights poison with poison, using centipedes to treat toxic sores.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yǐ以
dú毒
gōng攻
dú毒
de的
zhì治
liáo疗
fāng方
fǎ法
xū需
yào要
fēi非
cháng常
jǐn谨
shèn慎
。
This treatment method of fighting poison with poison requires extreme caution.