倒 持 泰 阿

dào chí Tài ēdictionary entry

(lit.) to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom) / (fig.) to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy

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Original source entry:

倒持泰阿 倒持泰阿 [dao4 chi2 Tai4 e1] /(lit.) to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)/(fig.) to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy/

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倒持泰阿

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