人为刀俎，我为鱼肉

Traditional form:

人為刀俎，我為魚肉

Pinyin (reading):

rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu

Definitions:

• lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
• fig. to be at sb's mercy

Characters:

• 人 - man, person; people
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 俎 - chopping board or block; painted
• 我 - I, me, my; our, us
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 鱼 - fish
• 肉 - meat; flesh

Traditional characters:

• 人 - man, person; people
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 刀 - knife; old coin; measure
• 俎 - chopping board or block; painted
• 我 - I, me, my; our, us
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 魚 - fish
• 肉 - meat; flesh