| 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) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs |
| 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 |
homicide / to murder / to kill (a person) |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |