借刀殺人 — jie4 dao1 sha1 ren2 — Chinese Dictionary

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借

刀

殺

人

借

刀

殺

人

Definitions4 characters

jie⁴ dao¹ sha¹ ren²

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)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

借

刀

殺

人

As word

1

jie⁴

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)

2

dao¹

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)

3

sha¹

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)

4

ren²

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)