Read Edit View history 倒持泰阿 dàochítài'ē to surrender power Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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 Cross-References Same as 太阿倒持 tài'ēdàochí泰阿倒持 tài'ēdàochíSee 泰阿 tài'ēSynonym 授人以柄 shòurényǐbǐng
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 Cross-References Same as 太阿倒持 tài'ēdàochí泰阿倒持 tài'ēdàochíSee 泰阿 tài'ēSynonym 授人以柄 shòurényǐbǐng