yǐ yá huán yá

Traditional: 以牙還牙

以牙还牙 (yǐ yá huán yá) is a Chinese word meaning “a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)”.

Meanings

  1. 1a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

Characters in 以牙还牙

以yǐ · to use牙yá · tooth还hái · still牙yá · tooth

Related words

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