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

Modelled on 以夷制夷.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐhuázhìhuá

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ waa⁴ zai³ waa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐhuázhìhuá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐhuájhìhhuá
    • Wade–Giles: i³-hua²-chih⁴-hua²
    • Yale: yǐ-hwá-jr̀-hwá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiihwajyhhwa
    • Palladius: ихуачжихуа (ixuačžixua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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 waː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³ waː²¹/

Verb

以華制華

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