Chinese Character Dictionary

以内

yĭ nèi

within

以其人之道，还治其人之身

yĭ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn

to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game

以利亚

yĭ lì yà

Elijah (old testament prophet)

以利亚撒

Yĭ lì yà să

Eleazar (son of Eluid)

以利亚敬

Yĭ lì yà jìng

Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up)

以利于

yĭ lì yú

for the sake of

以前

yĭ qián

before

以北

yĭ bĕi

to the north of (suffix)

以南

yĭ nán

to the south of (suffix)

以卵击石

yĭ luăn jī shí

lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible

以及

yĭ jí

as well as

以埃

Yĭ Aī

Israel-Egypt

以外

yĭ wài

apart from

以太

yĭ tài

Ether-

以太网

yĭ tài wăng

Ethernet

以太网络

yĭ tài wăng luò

Ethernet

以太网络端口

yĭ tài wăng luò duān kŏu

Ethernet port

以失败而告终

yĭ shī bài ér gào zhōng

to succeed through failure

以夷制夷

yĭ yí zhì yí

to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)

以子之矛，攻子之盾

yĭ zĭ zhī máo , gōng zĭ zhī dùn

lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner

以小人之心，度君子之腹

yĭ xiăo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zĭ zhī fù

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

以小挤大

yĭ xiăo jĭ dà

minor issues eclipse major ones (idiom)

以少胜多

yĭ shăo shèng duō

using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

以工代赈

yĭ gōng dài zhèn

to provide work to relieve poverty

以弗所

yĭ fú suŏ

Ephesis

以弗所书

Yĭ fú suŏ shū

Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians

以弱胜强

yĭ ruò shèng qiáng

using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

以强凌弱

yĭ qiáng líng ruò

there is no honor in the strong bullying the weak (idiom)

以往

yĭ wăng

in the past

以律

Yĭ lu:4

Eluid (son of Achim)

以后

yĭ hòu

after

以德报怨

yĭ dé bào yuàn

to return good for evil (idiom)

以慎为键

yĭ shèn wéi jiàn

to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully

以撒

Yĭ să

Isaac (son of Abraham)

以叙

Yĭ Xù

Israel-Syria

以斯帖

Yĭ sī tiĕ

Esther (name)

以斯帖记

Yĭ sī tiĕ jì

Book of Esther

以斯拉记

Yĭ sī lā Jì

Book of Ezra

以暴制暴

yĭ bào zhì bào

to use violence to curb violence

以暴易暴

yĭ bào yì bào

to replace one tyranny by another

以期

yĭ qī

in order to

以本人名

yĭ bĕn rén míng

under one's own name

以东

yĭ dōng

to the east of (suffix)

以柔克刚

yĭ róu kè gāng

to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

以权压法

yĭ quán yā fă

to abuse power to crush the law

以权谋私

yĭ quán móu sī

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)

以此

yĭ cĭ

with this

以此为

yĭ cĭ wéi

to regard as

以此类推

yĭ cĭ lèi tuī

and so on

以毒攻毒

yĭ dú gōng dú

to cure ills with poison (TCM)

以求

yĭ qiú

in order to

以法莲

Yĭ fă lián

Ephraim (city)

以汤沃沸

yĭ tāng wò fèi

to manage a situation badly (idiom)

以为

yĭ wéi

to believe

以牙还牙

yĭ yá huán yá

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

以直报怨，以德报德

yĭ zhí bào yuàn , yĭ dé bào dé

to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)

以眦睚杀人

yĭ zì yá shā rén

to kill sb for a trifle

以眼还眼

yĭ yăn huán yăn

an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him

以眼还眼，以牙还牙

yĭ yăn huán yăn , yĭ yá huán yá

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)

以示警戒

yĭ shì jĭng jiè

to serve as a warning (idiom)