"师夷长技以制夷" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
师夷长技以制夷 師夷長技以制夷 shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]

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