泰阿倒持
tài'ē​dào​chí

to surrender one's power

  • created reference approved 泰阿倒持 → 倒持泰阿 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泰阿倒持 tài'ē​dào​chí

    倒持泰阿 dào​chí​tài'ē

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 泰阿倒持 · tài'ē​dào​chí · to surrender one's power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泰阿倒持

    tài'ē​dào​chí

    to surrender one's power

    (idiom) to hold the sword by the blade; to hand over power to another at one's own peril

    泰阿 (literal) → 泰阿 · tài'ē · Tai'e sword 倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to hold

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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