倒持干戈

Chinese

		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	the weapons of war; arms; the chaos of war the weapons of war; arms; the chaos of war; battle
trad. (倒持干戈)		倒	持	干戈
simp. #(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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàochí gāngē

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàochí gāngē
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàochíh gange
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-chʻih² kan¹-ko¹
    • Yale: dàu-chŕ gān-gē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawchyr gange
    • Palladius: даочи ганьгэ (daoči ganʹgɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ kän⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

Idiom

倒持干戈

1. to give up one's advantage or power to someone else