請君入甕

Chinese

 
to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal, etc); to request
 
monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
to enter earthen jar; urn
trad. (請君入甕/請君入瓮) /
simp. (请君入瓮)

Pronunciation


Idiom

請君入甕

  1. to pay someone back in one's own coin; to make someone's act backfire on him or her; to treat someone in his or her own ways
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