<p>Is there a Chinese Idiom for </p>

<p>"Refute somebody with his own argument"?</p>

<p>I thought this is not quite the same as "self-contradictory" 自相矛盾.</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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2015-04-14T11:54:04.007Z
Also “以牙还牙，以眼还眼”
WangYudong
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2015-04-21T04:29:37.827Z
In martial arts, "以彼之道, 還施彼身"  ^_^
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Chinese Chengyu (Idiom): Refute somebody with his own argument
# Chinese Chengyu (Idiom): Refute somebody with his own argument

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-13)

Is there a Chinese Idiom for

"Refute somebody with his own argument"?

I thought this is not quite the same as "self-contradictory" 自相矛盾.

Thank you.

**Tags:** vocabulary, usage, classical-chinese, idioms, chengyu

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Also “以牙还牙，以眼还眼”  
> **username_2**: In martial arts, "以彼之道, 還施彼身"  ^_^  

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