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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
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sudden; violent; cruel sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure |
| trad. (以暴易暴)
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以
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暴
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易
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暴
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暴
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易
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暴
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Etymology
From Records of the Grand Historian:
武王已平殷亂，天下宗周，而伯夷、叔齊恥之，義不食周粟，隱於首陽山，采薇而食之。及餓且死，作歌，其辭曰：「登彼西山兮，采其薇矣。以暴易暴兮，不知其非矣！」
武王已平殷乱，天下宗周，而伯夷、叔齐耻之，义不食周粟，隐于首阳山，采薇而食之。及饿且死，作歌，其辞曰：「登彼西山兮，采其薇矣。以暴易暴兮，不知其非矣！」 - 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
- to replace one tyranny with another