| 授人以柄 |
shòu rén yǐ bǐng |
to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) / to give someone a hold on oneself |
| 授 |
shòu |
(bound form) to confer; to give / (bound form) to teach; to instruct / (literary) to appoint |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位,名 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
| 以 |
Yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
| 柄 |
bǐng |
handle or shaft (of an axe etc) / (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem / sth that affords an advantage to an opponent / classifier for knives or blades |