毒を持って毒を制す。

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持って 制す

English Translation

Diamond cuts diamond.

Furigana

(どく)()って(どく)(せい)す。

Romanji

Doku o motte doku o seisu.

Words

(どく)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite; malice; abusive language
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
制す (せいす)
to control; to command; to get the better of

Kanji

Reading: ドク
Meanings: poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Reading: セイ
Meanings: system, law, rule