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借刀杀人

jiè dāo shā rén

4-character word Traditional 借刀殺人

What 借刀杀人 means

1. to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2. to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3. to attack using the strength of another (idiom)

The characters in 借刀杀人

• 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of
• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…
• 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart
• 人rénperson; people