以眼還眼
Chinese
- to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
eye pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yeteye trad. (以眼還眼) 以 眼 還 眼 simp. (以眼还眼) 以 眼 还 眼
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
Idiom
以眼還眼
- to take an eye for an eye
See also
- 以牙還牙/以牙还牙 (yǐ yá huán yá)