Read Edit View history 倒持泰阿 dàochítài'ē to surrender power Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 倒持泰阿 dàochítài'ē to surrender power Handing the handle of a sword to another person; used as an idiom to mean relinquishing power or authority to someone else, thus putting oneself at their mercy or peril Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 倒持泰阿/倒持泰阿 → 太阿倒持/太阿倒持 Edit Delete see 倒持泰阿/倒持泰阿 → 泰阿/泰阿 Edit Delete synonym 授人以柄/授人以柄 → 倒持泰阿/倒持泰阿 Edit Delete variant 太阿倒持/太阿倒持 → 倒持泰阿/倒持泰阿 Edit Delete same_as 泰阿倒持/泰阿倒持 → 倒持泰阿/倒持泰阿 Edit Delete
倒持泰阿 dàochítài'ē to surrender power Handing the handle of a sword to another person; used as an idiom to mean relinquishing power or authority to someone else, thus putting oneself at their mercy or peril Edit Delete