倒持干戈

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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; warfare
 
trad. (倒持干戈) 干戈
simp. #(倒持干戈) 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

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