倒持干戈
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Chinese[edit]
upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain |
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trad. (倒持干戈) | 倒 | 持 | 干戈 | |
simp. #(倒持干戈) | 倒 | 持 | 干戈 |
Etymology[edit]
Literally: to hold one's weapon backwards (so that the handle is offered to the enemy)
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
倒持干戈
- to give up one's advantage or power to someone else