借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén

DEFINITIONS

  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)

CHARACTERS

借 jiè
HSK 3
borrow; lend; make pretext of
刀 dāo
HSK 4
knife; old coin; measure
殺 shā kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else