以牙還牙 in Chinese

IPA: /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe¹³⁻²² huan¹³⁻²² ɡe¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²³⁻³³ huan²³⁻³³ ɡe²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/, /jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/, /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/, /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/, /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe¹³⁻²² huan¹³⁻²² ɡe¹³/, /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/, /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²³⁻³³ huan²³⁻³³ ɡe²³/ Chinese transliterations: yǐyáhuányá [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], í-gê-hoân-gê, yǐyáhuányá [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǐyáhuányá [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i³-ya²-huan²-ya² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǐ-yá-hwán-yá [Mandarin, Yale], yiiyahwanya [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ияхуанья [Mandarin, Palladius], ijaxuanʹja [Mandarin, Palladius], yíh ngàh wàahn ngàh [Cantonese, Yale], ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yi⁵ nga⁴ wan⁴ nga⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], í-gê-hoân-gê [Hokkien, POJ], í-gê-huân-gê [Hokkien, Tai-lo], y'ge'hoan'gee [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the Chinese translation of the biblical phrase "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (以眼還眼，以牙還牙). Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|以眼還眼，以牙還牙}} 以眼還眼，以牙還牙 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 以牙還牙

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  "etymology_text": "From the Chinese translation of the biblical phrase \"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth\" (以眼還眼，以牙還牙).",
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        "to take an eye for an eye"
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          "eye for an eye",
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      "zh-pron": "yǐyáhuányá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "í-gê-hoân-gê"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐyáhuányá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐyáhuányá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i³-ya²-huan²-ya²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ-yá-hwán-yá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiiyahwanya"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ияхуанья"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ijaxuanʹja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh ngàh wàahn ngàh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ nga⁴ wan⁴ nga⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "í-gê-hoân-gê"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "í-gê-huân-gê"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "y'ge'hoan'gee"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe¹³⁻²² huan¹³⁻²² ɡe¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²³⁻³³ huan²³⁻³³ ɡe²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe¹³⁻²² huan¹³⁻²² ɡe¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²³⁻³³ huan²³⁻³³ ɡe²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "以牙還牙"
}

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        "to take an eye for an eye"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yǐyáhuányá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "í-gê-hoân-gê"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐyáhuányá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐyáhuányá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i³-ya²-huan²-ya²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ-yá-hwán-yá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiiyahwanya"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ияхуанья"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ijaxuanʹja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh ngàh wàahn ngàh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ nga⁴ wan⁴ nga⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "í-gê-hoân-gê"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "í-gê-huân-gê"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "y'ge'hoan'gee"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe¹³⁻²² huan¹³⁻²² ɡe¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²³⁻³³ huan²³⁻³³ ɡe²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe¹³⁻²² huan¹³⁻²² ɡe¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²³⁻³³ huan²³⁻³³ ɡe²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "以牙還牙"
}

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"以牙還牙" meaning in Chinese

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