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授人以柄

shòu rén yǐ bǐng

4-character word

What 授人以柄 means

1. to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)
2. to give someone a hold on oneself

The characters in 授人以柄

• 授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
• 人rénperson; people
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 柄bǐnghandle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem…

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