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刀俎
dāozǔ
1. sacrificial knife and altar

Character Breakdown

刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
HSK 4 2 丶
俎
zǔ
chopping board or block; painted
9 丶

Compound Words (1)

人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu
lit. to be the meat on sb's cutting board (idiom)

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