针锋相对 (zhēn fēng xiāng duì) | Meaning: to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

relatively · opposite · to resist · to oppose · relative · vis-a-vis · counterpart相对xiāng duì

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)以牙还牙yǐ yá huán yá

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom) · fig. to use the enemy's methods against him · to give sb a taste of his own medicine以眼还眼，以牙还牙yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá

to cure ills with poison (TCM) · to fight evil with evil · set a thief to catch a thief · to fight fire with fire以毒攻毒yǐ dú gōng dú

lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat · to fight at close quarters短兵相接duǎn bīng xiāng jiē

(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange唇枪舌剑chún qiāng shé jiàn

to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat · measure for measure

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