以眼還眼，以牙還牙 in Chinese

IPA: /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jiː¹³ ŋaːn¹³ waːn²¹ ŋaːn¹³ jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/, /jiː¹³ ŋaːn¹³ waːn²¹ ŋaːn¹³ jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/ Chinese transliterations: yǐ yǎn huán yǎn, yǐ yá huán yá [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵, ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yǐ yǎn huán yǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], yǐ yá huán yá [Phonetic:yíyǎnhuányǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], yǐyáhuányá] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yǐ yǎn huán yǎn, yǐ yá huán yá [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], i³ yen³ huan² yen³, i³ ya² huan² ya² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yǐ yǎn hwán yǎn-, yǐ yá hwán yá [Mandarin, Yale, standard], yii yean hwan yean, yii ya hwan ya [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], и янь хуань янь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], и я хуань я [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], i janʹ xuanʹ janʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], i ja xuanʹ ja [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yíh ngáahn wàahn ngáahn, yíh ngàh wàahn ngàh [Cantonese, Yale], ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵, ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yi⁵ ngan⁵ wan⁴ ngan⁵, yi⁵ nga⁴ wan⁴ nga⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 以眼還眼，以牙還牙

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      "zh-pron": "yǐ yǎn huán yǎn, yǐ yá huán yá"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵, ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "yǐ yǎn huán yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ yá huán yá [Phonetic:yíyǎnhuányǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐyáhuányá]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ yǎn huán yǎn, yǐ yá huán yá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i³ yen³ huan² yen³, i³ ya² huan² ya²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ yǎn hwán yǎn-, yǐ yá hwán yá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yii yean hwan yean, yii ya hwan ya"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "и янь хуань янь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "и я хуань я"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i janʹ xuanʹ janʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i ja xuanʹ ja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh ngáahn wàahn ngáahn, yíh ngàh wàahn ngàh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵, ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ ngan⁵ wan⁴ ngan⁵, yi⁵ nga⁴ wan⁴ nga⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ ŋaːn¹³ waːn²¹ ŋaːn¹³ jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ ŋaːn¹³ waːn²¹ ŋaːn¹³ jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "以眼還眼，以牙還牙"
}

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  "sounds": [
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      "zh-pron": "yǐ yǎn huán yǎn, yǐ yá huán yá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵, ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ yǎn huán yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ yá huán yá [Phonetic:yíyǎnhuányǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐyáhuányá]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ yǎn huán yǎn, yǐ yá huán yá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i³ yen³ huan² yen³, i³ ya² huan² ya²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǐ yǎn hwán yǎn-, yǐ yá hwán yá"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yii yean hwan yean, yii ya hwan ya"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "и янь хуань янь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "и я хуань я"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i janʹ xuanʹ janʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i ja xuanʹ ja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíh ngáahn wàahn ngáahn, yíh ngàh wàahn ngàh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵, ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi⁵ ngan⁵ wan⁴ ngan⁵, yi⁵ nga⁴ wan⁴ nga⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ ŋaːn¹³ waːn²¹ ŋaːn¹³ jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵ xu̯än³⁵ jä³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiː¹³ ŋaːn¹³ waːn²¹ ŋaːn¹³ jiː¹³ ŋaː²¹ waːn²¹ ŋaː²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "以眼還眼，以牙還牙"
}

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"以眼還眼，以牙還牙" meaning in Chinese

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