以牙还牙 meaning in English

yǐyáhuányá

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

Traditional 以牙還牙19 strokes

Meaning of 以牙还牙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǐyáhuányá
  1. a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

以牙还牙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

以yǐ眼yǎn还huán眼yǎn,以yǐ牙yá还huán牙yá。
Deal with a man as he deals with you.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

以 yǐ · to use · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

牙 yá · tooth · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

还 hái · still · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

牙 yá · tooth · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 以牙还牙.

还有hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
还是háishistill (as before); had better
可以kěyǐcan; may
所以suǒyǐtherefore; as a result
以为yǐwéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe
以前yǐqiánbefore; formerly
以后yǐhòuafter; later
以上yǐshàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
以外yǐwàiapart from; other than
以下yǐxiàthat level or lower; that amount or less
以来yǐláisince (used after a specified time or event)
以及yǐjíand; as well as

Questions about 以牙还牙

What does 以牙还牙 mean?

以牙还牙 (yǐyáhuányá) means "a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)".

How do you write 以牙还牙?

以牙还牙 is made of 4 characters: 以 (4 strokes), 牙 (4 strokes), 还 (7 strokes), 牙 (4 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 以牙还牙 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 以牙还牙 is written 以牙還牙.