以華制華

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	China	system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate	China
trad. (以華制華)		以	華	制	華
simp. (以华制华)		以	华	制	华

Etymology

Derived from 以夷制夷.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐhuázhìhuá

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ waa⁴ zai³ waa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐhuázhìhuá
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyihwajyhhwa
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐhuájhìhhuá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xwä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xwä³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ waa⁴ zai³ waa⁴
  - Yale: yíh wàh jai wàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ waa⁴ dzai³ waa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ wa⁴ zei³ wa⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ wäː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³ wäː²¹/

Verb

以華制華

(of foreign powers) to use Chinese people to subdue the Chinese

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