い
夷
　
を
もっ
以
　
て
い
夷
　
を
せい
制
　
す

expression

  1. to control foreigners by foreigners, to play one barbarian state against another.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
い
夷
　
を
もっ
以
　
て
い
夷
　
を
せい
制
　
す
 夷を以て夷を制す いをもっていをせいす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

barbarian, savage, Ainu
イ　えびす　えみし (Kentei Pre-1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
by means of, because, in view of
イ　もっ.て　もち (4th, N4)
hook stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
system, law, rule
セイ (5th, N3)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ