汉英词典
MEANING OF 以子之矛，攻子之盾
以子之矛，攻子之盾
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard
子 Address to others / 矛 Stabbing weapon to attack the enemy / 盾 Protect yourself from the enemy's swords and arrows / The metaphor uses the opponent's views, methods, or remarks to refute the opponent
《韩非子．难一》"楚人有鬻榡(通"盾")与矛者，誉之曰'吾榡之坚，莫能陷也。'又誉其矛曰'吾矛之利，于物无不陷也。'或曰'以子之矛，陷子之榡，何如?'其人弗能应也。"后以"以子之矛，攻子之盾"比喻用对方的言论﹑方法或缺点来反驳或攻击对方。
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