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人为刀俎，我为鱼肉

rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu

9-character word Traditional 人為刀俎，我為魚肉

What 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 means

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

The characters in 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉

• 人rénperson; people
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…
• 俎zǔa stand for food at sacrifice
• 我wǒI; me; my
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 鱼yúfish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼
• 肉ròumeat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)