倒持泰阿

Traditional form:

倒持泰阿

Pinyin (reading):

dàochí- Tài'ē

Definitions:

• lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
• fig. to relinquish power to another; to place oneself at another's mercy

Characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain
• 泰 - great, exalted, superior; calm; big
• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain
• 泰 - great, exalted, superior; calm; big
• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations