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授人以柄

shòu rén yǐ bǐngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) / to give someone a hold on oneself
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-08e333e31848262f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

授人以柄 授人以柄 [shou4 ren2 yi3 bing3] /to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)/to give someone a hold on oneself/

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Reference information

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Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 授
    shòu

    (bound form) to confer / to give / (bound form) to teach / to instruct / (literary) to appoint

  • 人
  • 以
    yǐ

    to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

    Yǐ

    abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yǐ sè liè]

  • 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

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