以其人之道，還治其人之身

Chinese

 
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
 man; person; people 's; him/her/it; this
 
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet
 
to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
 
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
 man; person; people 's; him/her/it; this
 
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (以其人之道，還治其人之身) 以 其 人 之 道 ， 還 治 其 人 之 身
simp. (以其人之道，还治其人之身) 以 其 人 之 道 ， 还 治 其 人 之 身

Etymology

Originally used by Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi:

故君子之治人也，即以其人之道，還治其人之身。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
故君子之治人也，即以其人之道，还治其人之身。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 12th century CE, Zhu Xi, 《四書章句集註·中庸章句》, translation from Johnston and Wang (2012), Daxue and Zhongyong: Bilingual Edition
Gù jūnzǐ zhī zhì rén yě, jí yǐ qí rén zhī dào, huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn. [Pinyin]
Therefore, the noble man's (ruler's) bringing good order to others, since it is by his Way as a man, reflects his own good order as a person.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yǐ qí rén zhī dào, huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
    (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ, ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕㄣ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6, waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yǐ qí rén zhī dào, huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
      • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ, ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄕㄣ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyi chyi ren jy daw, hwan jyh chyi ren jy shen
      • IPA (key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯a̠n³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
      • Jyutping: ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6, waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1
      • Yale: yíh kèih yàhn jī douh, wàahn jih kèih yàhn jī sān
      • Cantonese Pinyin: ji5 kei4 jan4 dzi1 dou6, waan4 dzi6 kei4 jan4 dzi1 san1
      • Guangdong Romanization: yi5 kéi4 yen4 ji1 dou6, wan4 ji6 kéi4 yen4 ji1 sen1
      • IPA (key): /jiː¹³ kʰei̯²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ tou̯²² wɑːn²¹ t͡siː²² kʰei̯²¹ jɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

以其人之道，還治其人之身

  1. to pay back with the opponent's own method; to give the enemy a taste of their own medicine; an eye for an eye
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