借刀杀人
Traditional form:
借刀殺人
Pinyin (reading):
jièdāoshārén
Definitions:
- to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- to get sb else to do one's dirty work
- to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
Characters:
- 借 - to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
- 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
- 杀 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
- 人 - man, person; people
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