以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
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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
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2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
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1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
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1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
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2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
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1 political and military achievements (idiom)
治丧从俭
zhì sàng cóng jiǎn
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1 to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
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1 ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
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2 effective government requires minimal intervention
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
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1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
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2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
胡天胡帝
hú tiān hú dì
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1 with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
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2 reckless
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3 intemperate
臻于郅治
zhēn yú zhì zhì
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1 to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
齐家治国
qí jiā zhì guó
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1 to regulate the family and rule the state (idiom)