倒持泰阿
Dictionary entry
(lit.) to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
What does 倒持泰阿 mean?
倒持泰阿 (dào chí Tài ē) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
2(fig.) to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy
Character breakdown
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倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt持chíto hold · to grasp泰TàiMt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong · abbr. for Thailand阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"
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