授人以柄 — Chinese idiom
授人以柄
shòu rén yǐ bǐng
Meaning
- to hand someone the swordhilt
- to give someone a hold on oneself
Character by character
- 授shòuto award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
- 人rénman, person; people
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 柄bǐnghandle, lever, knob; authority
Idioms sharing a character
- 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
- 面授机宜 miàn shòu jī yí
- 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
- 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
- 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
- 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán
- 不甘人后 bù gān rén hòu
- 不甘后人 bù gān hòu rén
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
- 乘人不备 chéng rén bù bèi
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