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1 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

2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices

3 hoist with his own petard

1 saline waste land

1 unlucky

2 inauspicious

3 ominous

1 to take effect

2 to go into effect

1 surname Lu

1 to coexist

1 pervert (esp. one who gropes women in public)

1 Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

1 great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

1 thirteenth year C1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1996 or 2056

1 alternative name

2 to refer to sth by another name

3 antonomasia

1 Jing county in Hengshui 衡水[Héng shuǐ], Hebei

1 Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong

1 lofty (of mountain)

2 deep (of valley)

1 guilt

1 where?

1 procedural law

1 contented

1 to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)

2 to give troops a hearty welcome

3 also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1]

1 power

2 influence