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