







因敌为资 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to appropriate resources or supplies from an adversary for one's own use; to turn the enemy's assets to one's advantage”. Literally, “Utilize enemy as resources”.

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Open the tool →因敌为资 (yīn dí wéi zī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to appropriate resources or supplies from an adversary for one's own use; to turn the enemy's assets to one's advantage”.
因敌为资 is pronounced yīn dí wéi zī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 因敌为资 means “Utilize enemy as resources”. It is used to mean “to appropriate resources or supplies from an adversary for one's own use; to turn the enemy's assets to one's advantage”.
犹因敌取资。从敌人方面取得资用、给养。