夷を以て夷を制す
iwomotteiwoseisu
to control foreigners by foreigners, to play one barbarian state against another
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  1. iwomotteiwoseisu to control foreigners by foreigners, to play one barbarian state against another
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Kanji Breakdown
Barbarian, Savage, Ainu
On: い Kun: えびす,えみし,ころ.す,たい.らげる
6 strokes
By Means Of, Because, In View Of, Compared With
On: い Kun: もっ.て
5 strokes N4
System, Law, Rule
On: せい
8 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
夷を以て夷を制す (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

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よく夷を以て夷を制すことがあります。
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