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借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)

jiè dāo shā rén

Definition

  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)

Character Decomposition

借
=
亻
+
昔
刀
=
？
+
丿
杀
=
乂
+
朩
人
=
人

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