以暴易暴

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Chinese

to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
sudden; violent; cruel
sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure
 
change; easy; simple
sudden; violent; cruel
sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure
 
trad. (以暴易暴)
simp. #(以暴易暴)

Etymology

From Records of the Grand Historian:

武王天下首陽山:「西山薇矣以暴易暴不知!」
武王天下首阳山饿:「西山薇矣以暴易暴不知!」
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
Wǔwáng yǐ píng Yīn luàn, tiānxià zōng zhōu, ér Bóyí, Shūqí chǐ zhī, yì bù shí Zhōu sù, yǐn yú shǒuyángshān, cǎi wēi ér shí zhī. Jí è qiě sǐ, zuò gē, qí cí yuē: “Dēng bǐ Xīshān xī, cǎi qí wēiyǐ. Yǐbàoyìbào xī, bùzhī qí fēi yǐ!”
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Pronunciation


Idiom

以暴易暴

  1. to replace one tyranny with another