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人为刀俎，我为鱼肉【rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu】

lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
fig. to be at sb's mercy

人为刀俎，我为鱼肉【rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu】

lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
fig. to be at sb's mercy

人

HSK 11

含义man; people; mankind; someone else

拼音rén

为

HSK 2

含义do, handle, govern, act; be

拼音wèi

刀

HSK 32

含义knife; old coin; measure

拼音dāo

俎

含义chopping board or block; painted

拼音zǔ

我

HSK 11

含义our, us, i, me, my, we

拼音wǒ

鱼

HSK 2

含义fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

拼音yú

肉

HSK 11

含义flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130

拼音ròu