| 借刀杀人 |
jiè dāo shā rén |
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) |
| 借 |
jiè |
to borrow / (used in combination with 给 or 出 etc) to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of / (sometimes followed by 着) by; with |
| 借 |
jiè |
variant of 借 |
| 刀 |
Dāo |
surname Dao |
| 刀 |
dāo |
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces) / (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他 "I could kill him!") |
| 杀 |
shā |
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely |
| 杀人 |
shā rén |
to kill a person; to commit murder |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位,名 |