以牙還牙

See also: 以牙还牙

Chinese

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to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)

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pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet

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Etymology

From the Chinese translation of the biblical phrase "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (以眼還眼，以牙還牙)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐ yá huán yá

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴
Min Nan (POJ): í-gê-hoân-gê

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐ yá huán yá
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyi ya hwan ya
  - IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯a̠³⁵ xu̯a̠n³⁵ i̯a̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: yíh ngàh wàahn ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ nga⁴ wan⁴ nga⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ ŋɑː²¹ wɑːn²¹ ŋɑː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-gê-hoân-gê
  - Tâi-lô: í-gê-huân-gê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: y'ge'hoan'gee
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ge²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge¹³⁻²² huan¹³⁻²² ge¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ge²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ ge²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ge²³⁻³³ huan²³⁻³³ ge²³/

Idiom

以牙還牙

to take an eye for an eye

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