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人為刀俎，我為魚肉

简人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 · 繁人為刀俎，我為魚肉

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
俎: zǔ · chopping board or block; painted
我: wǒ · our, us, i, me, my, we
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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