授人以柄 in English shou4 ren2 yi3 bing3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hand someone the swordhilt (idiomatic expression)
  • to give someone a hold on oneself

Simplified Characters

授 人 以 柄

Traditional Characters

授 人 以 柄

Pinyin

shou4 ren2 yi3 bing3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

授shou4to teach 人ren2man 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 柄bing3handle or shaft (of an axe etc)