created reference approved 倒持泰阿 → 太阿倒持 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
倒持泰阿 dàochítài'ē
太阿倒持 tài'ēdàochí
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 倒持泰阿 → 泰阿 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
倒持泰阿 dàochítài'ē
泰阿 tài'ē
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 倒持泰阿 · dàochítài'ē · to surrender power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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
倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to hold 泰阿 (literal) → 泰阿 · tài'ē · Tai'e sword
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition