Lingaku- to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- to get sb else to do one's dirty work
- to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- to get sb else to do one's dirty work
- to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
This phrase describes the act of using another person's power or resources to achieve one's own malicious goals, often implying manipulation or deceit.
He used someone else to deal with his opponent.
She always has others do her dirty work while she stays behind the scenes.
This meaning emphasizes the idea of delegating harmful actions to someone else while avoiding direct involvement, portraying a cowardly or cunning approach.
He thinks this is clever; in fact, he is just having someone else do his dirty work.
I don't want to be involved; I'd rather have someone else do the dirty work for me.
This interpretation highlights the strategic use of another's capabilities to achieve one's objectives, often in an indirect manner.
tā他zài在shāng zhàn商战Zhōng中jiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人，lì yòng利用jìng zhēng duì shǒu竞争对手zhī jiān之间de的máo dùn矛盾。
He used the conflicts between competitors to attack indirectly in business.
In politics, some people often manipulate others to gain their own benefits.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人to get someone else to do one's dirty worktōng guò通过jiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人to attack through someone elsejiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人de的shǒu duàn手段the means of getting someone else to do one's dirty workjiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人de的cè lüè策略the strategy of using others to attackjiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人jìn xíng进行bào fù报复to take revenge by using someone elsejiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人zhī之Jì计the scheme of using another's strength to attackjiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人móu lì牟利to profit by using someone else to harmjiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人bìng bù并不míng zhì明智using others to attack is not wisejiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人de的hòu guǒ后果the consequences of getting others to do harm