倒 持 干戈
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[edit]upset; turn over; to tip upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt |
to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain |
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Etymology
[edit]Literally: to hold one's weapon backwards (so that the handle is offered to the enemy)
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàochíh gange
- Wade–Giles: tao4-chʻih2 kan1-ko1
- Yale: dàu-chŕ gān-gē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawchyr gange
- Palladius: даочи ганьгэ (daoči ganʹgɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ kän⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]- to give up one's advantage or power to someone else