以
牙
还
牙
，
以
眼
还
眼
y
ǐ
y
ǐ
y
á
y
á
h
u
á
n
h
u
á
n
y
á
y
á
,
,
y
í
y
ǐ
y
ǎ
n
y
ǎ
n
h
u
á
n
h
u
á
n
y
ǎ
n
y
ǎ
n
Definitions
1. ‘a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye’
Components
以牙还牙
yǐ yá huán yá
–
a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
–
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him