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人为刀俎，我为鱼肉

rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu

Traditional: 人為刀俎，我為魚肉

lit. to be the meat on sb's cutting board (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy

Character Breakdown

人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2
刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
HSK 4
俎
zǔ
chopping board or block; painted
我
wǒ
I, me, my; our, us
HSK 1
为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2
肉
ròu
meat; flesh
HSK 2

Additional Information

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