Hòulái de Yángwùpài zào chuán zào pào, zǒu de zhèngshì shī yí chángjì yǐ zhì yí de lùzi.
The later Self-Strengtheners built ships and cannon, following exactly that path of learning from the foreigners to resist them.
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Read it word by word: 师 learn from, 夷 the foreigners, 长技 their strong skills, 以 in order to, 制 hold in check, 夷 them. 魏源 set it out in the preface to his 海国图志, and by strong skills he meant above all warships, guns and the training of troops.
