Definition

Examples

• 他决定以牙还牙，让对方也尝尝苦头。
  Tā juédìng yǐ yá huán yá, ràng duìfāng yě chángchang kǔtóu.
  He decided to return tit for tat and make the other side suffer too.
• 在国际关系中，以牙还牙的策略往往导致冲突升级。
  Zài guójì guānxì zhōng, yǐ yá huán yá de cèlüè wǎngwǎng dǎozhì chōngtū shēngjí.
  In international relations, an eye-for-an-eye strategy often escalates conflicts.
• 他不赞成以牙还牙的做法，认为应该宽容待人。
  Tā bù zànchéng yǐ yá huán yá de zuòfǎ, rènwéi yīnggāi kuānróng dài rén.
  He disapproves of the tit-for-tat approach, believing one should be tolerant.