Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 2 entries. shīyíchángjìyǐzhìyí 师夷长技以制夷 "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2] shīyíchángjìyǐzhìyí 師夷長技以制夷 "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]