倒持泰阿

倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3

  • (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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