假手于人 — “To use someone else as a tool or intermediary to accomplish a task”
假手于人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use someone else as a tool or intermediary to accomplish a task”. Often to avoid direct involvement or responsibility. Literally, “borrow a hand from others”.
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Origin and Story of 假手于人
In ancient Fulv County, Zhao Jun'an was murdered by the local bully Li Shou. His three sons later died due to an epidemic. The heavy burden of avenging his family fell upon his daughter, Zhao E'qin.
Li Shou, seeing that the Zhao family had no male heirs, began to relax his vigilance. Zhao E'qin wanted to avenge her family as quickly as possible. She told people that the vendetta for her parents was irreconcilable, and that she would absolutely not entrust the task of revenge to others.
Later, she personally slew her enemy, Li Shou, with her own hands.
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More idioms starting with 假
- jiǎ假rén人jiǎ假yì义feigned benevolence and righteousness
- jiǎ假rén人cí辞sè色feign amiability or kindness
- jiǎ假rén仁jiǎ假yì义feigned kindness and morality
- jiǎ假rén仁jiǎ假yì意feigned benevolence and false intentions
- jiǎ假rén仁zòng纵dí敌Feigned benevolence indulging the enemy
- jiǎ假yǐ以cí辞sè色treat with a kindly manner and gentle words
- jiǎ假gōng公yíng营sī私abuse public office for private gain
- jiǎ假lì力yú于rén人leverage others' strength
- jiǎ假míng名tuō托xìng姓assume a false name
- jiǎ假qíng情jiǎ假yì意feigned affection, false intention
- jiǎ假xīng惺xīng惺feigned sincerity or compassion
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Open the tool →Questions about 假手于人
What does 假手于人 mean?
假手于人 (jiǎ shǒu yú rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use someone else as a tool or intermediary to accomplish a task”.
How do you pronounce 假手于人?
假手于人 is pronounced jiǎ shǒu yú rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 假手于人 literally mean?
Literally, 假手于人 means “borrow a hand from others”. It is used to mean “to use someone else as a tool or intermediary to accomplish a task”.
Where does 假手于人 come from?
假手于人 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 假手于人?
假：利用。借助别人来为自己办事。