Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「太阿倒持」—details below.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「太阿倒持」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Hold the sword upside down and give the hilt to someone else. It is a metaphor for giving power to others and suffering the consequences.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tài ā dǎo chí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
taai3 a3 dou2 chi4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
