授人以柄 shòu rén yǐ bǐng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

授 shòu
HSK 4
give to, transmit; confer
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
柄 bǐng handle, lever, knob; authority