以眼還眼

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	eye	pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet	eye
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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐyǎnhuányǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐyǎnhuányǎn [Phonetic: yíyǎnhuányǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyiyeanhwanyean
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐyǎnhuányǎn
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xwän³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: yíh ngáahn wàahn ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ ngan⁵ wan⁴ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ ŋäːn¹³ wäːn²¹ ŋäːn¹³/

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)

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