shòu rén yǐ bǐng

授人以柄 (shòu rén yǐ bǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom); to give someone a hold on oneself”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 授人以柄

授shòu · (bound form) to confer; to give人rén · person; people以yǐ · to use柄bǐng · handle or shaft (of an axe etc)

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