bǐng

柄 (bǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent”.

Meanings

  1. 1handle or shaft (of an axe etc)
  2. 2(of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem
  3. 3sth that affords an advantage to an opponent
  4. 4classifier for knives or blades

Related words

把柄handle笑柄a matter for ridicule手柄handle权柄authority曲柄crank handle话柄a pretext for gossip授人以柄to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom)剑柄sword hilt叶柄petiole国柄state power手摇柄hand crank政柄at the helm of state

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