师夷长技以制夷 in English shi1 yi2 chang2 ji4 yi3 zhi4 yi2 Meaning

Meanings

  • "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]

Simplified Characters

师 夷 长 技 以 制 夷

Traditional Characters

師 夷 長 技 以 制 夷

Pinyin

shi1 yi2 chang2 ji4 yi3 zhi4 yi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

师shi1surname Shi 夷yi2non-Han people, esp. to the East of China 长zhang3length 技ji4skill 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 制zhi4system 夷yi2non-Han people, esp. to the East of China