砧板上的一块肥肉，横砍竖剁都由人砧板上的一塊肥肉，橫砍豎剁都由人砧板上的一塊肥肉，橫砍豎剁都由人

a piece of fat meat on the chopping board: cut across or chop lengthwise, it's up to the person

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who has lost all control and is at the mercy of others. Like 'at someone's mercy'.

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Simplified: 砧板上的一块肥肉，横砍竖剁都由人
Traditional (Taiwan): 砧板上的一塊肥肉，橫砍豎剁都由人
Pinyin: zhēnbǎn shàng de yíkuài féiròu, héng kǎn shù duò dōu yóu rén
Bopomofo: ㄓㄣㄅㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄈㄟˊ ㄖㄡˋ，ㄏㄥˊ ㄎㄢˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄡㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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