倒持干戈

Chinese

 
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; manage; direct; maintain
 
the weapons of war; arms; the chaos of war; battle
simp. and trad.
(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

Idiom

倒持干戈

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