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1 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
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine

以身作则

yǐ shēn zuò zé

1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

Sample Sentences

他们说，单身的姑娘们，黄金周这几天可以去高速上相亲，从车看财产，从态度看人品，从憋尿看肾功能。

tāmen shuō ，dānshēn de gūniang men ，huángjīnzhōu zhè jǐ tiān kěyǐ qù gāosù shàng xiàngqīn ，cóng chē kàn cáichǎn ，cóng tàidu kàn rénpǐn ，cóng biēniào kàn shèn gōngnéng 。

They say, single girls can go on to the motorway to go on family-arranged dates. That way they can judge the guy's material weatth from the car, judge his character from his attitude and judge his kidney function from how long he can hold his bladder.

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欸！你休想，你这单身狗，一边待着去，谁要跟你共享女朋友。

èi ！nǐ xiūxiǎng ，nǐ zhè dānshēn gǒu ，yībiān dài zhe qù ，shéi yào gēn nǐ gòngxiǎng nǚpéngyou 。

Ah! Don't think that, a singleton like you, when you're on the sidelines, who'd want to share a girlfriend with you?

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哎呀，我还是单身狗，哪来什么换妻的机会啊？我只希望未来的另一半能给我足够的自由空间。

āiyā ，wǒ háishì dānshēn gǒu ，nǎ lái shénme huàn qī de jīhuì ā ？wǒ zhǐ xīwàng wèilái de lìngyībàn néng gěi wǒ zúgòu de zìyóu kōngjiān 。

Agh, I'm still a singleton, so I can't really swap wives, can I? I only hope that in the future my other half will give me enough freedom and space.

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嗨，谁说不是呢？可那时候“投资”得太凶，现在每天都只能吃土，再加上还是单身狗，“吃土单身狗”实在太凄凉。

hāi ，shéi shuō bùshì ne ？kě nà shíhou “tóuzī ”de tài xiōng ，xiànzài měitiān dōu zhǐnéng chī tǔ ，zài jiāshang háishì dānshēn gǒu ，“chī tǔ dānshēn gǒu ”really tài qīliáng 。

Hi, you got it! But I've "invested" too heavily. Now I'm so poor I can only eat dirt, as well as being a singleton. Being a broke singleton is really quite bleak.

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不过我单身，一个人住，还是买一袋土，搬一搬就好了。

búguò wǒ dānshēn ，yí ge rén zhù ，háishì mǎi yí dài tǔ ，bān yì bān jiùhǎole 。

But i'm single. I live by myself. I had better just get one bag of soil. Moving that will do.

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证明：出生证明，单身证明

zhèngmíng ：chūshēngzhèngmíng ，dānshēnzhèngmíng

certificate: birth certificate, single status certificate

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那怎么办？不回家，一个人孤零零地留在这里？就是出去玩，大过年的一个人出去玩也没劲儿。哎，大龄单身青年真命苦啊！

nà zěnme bàn ？bù huíjiā ，yī ge rén gūlīnglīng de liú zài zhèlǐ ？jiùshì chūqù wán ，dàguòniánde yī ge rén chūqù wán yě méijìnr 。ai ，dàlíng dānshēn qīngnián zhēn mìngkǔ a ！

Then what am I supposed to do? If I don't go home, do I just hang around here alone? Even if I go out, spending the New Year alone is no fun either. Oh, I'm not getting any younger and I'm still single. It's so hard!

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哈哈，就是。王蕾也算钻石单身女郎，不知道这次的年轻帅哥是不是她的菜。会不会是小白脸看上了她的钱和地位，利用她往上爬的？

hāhā ，jiùshì 。Wáng Lěi yě suàn zuànshídānshēnnǚláng ，bù zhīdào zhècì de niánqīng shuàigē shìbushì tā de cài 。huìbuhuì shì xiǎobáiliǎn kànshang le tā de qián hé dìwèi ，lìyòng tā wǎngshàng pá de ？

Haha, exactly. Wang Lei is a single, wealthy woman, I wonder if this young handsome guy is really for her. Could it be that this good looking guy is eyeing her money and position and using her as a stepping stone?

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你好，请帮我开个单身证明。

nǐhǎo ，qǐng bāng wǒ kāi gè dānshēnzhèngmíng 。

Hello, please help me issue a proof of single status.

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我是单身，没人管我。

wǒ shì dānshēn ，méi rén guǎn wǒ 。

I'm single. No one will mind.

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