- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 昔(ancient times; past)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Borrowing someone else's belongings means temporarily taking something from their past possessions.
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借刀杀人
借刀杀人
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- 。
He wants to use someone else's hand to harm a rival.
- 貳动verb
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
- 。
He wants to borrow a knife to kill someone.
- 參动verb
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
- ，。
He borrowed someone else's knife to kill, letting others take revenge for him.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
借刀杀人
Traditional借刀殺人
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- 。
He wants to use someone else's hand to harm a rival.
- 貳动verb
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
- 。
He wants to borrow a knife to kill someone.
- 參动verb
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
- ，。
He borrowed someone else's knife to kill, letting others take revenge for him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 昔(ancient times; past)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Borrowing someone else's belongings means temporarily taking something from their past possessions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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