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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 以夷制夷 [ㄧˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ; yi3 yi2 zhi4 yi2]
 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
 To use western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment (late Qing modernizing slogan).
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