以子之矛,攻子之盾

yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn

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

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

son

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

máo

spear

,

gōng

to attack

son

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

dùn

shield