倒持泰阿

1. • to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)

     lit.

2. • to relinquish power to another to place oneself at another's mercy

     fig.

Character by character

• 倒(dào)invert
• 持(chí)hold
• 泰(tài)Mt Tai 泰山 tàishān in Shandong
• 阿(ē)flatter