倒持泰阿倒持太阿；太阿倒持dào chí tài ēhold the sword by the blade—surrender one’s power to another at one’s own peril/ “咳，‘倒持太阿，授人以柄’； ——这就是！” (《茅盾文集》Ⅶ—139) “Our new Emperor holds the sword by the blade and lets others grasp the hilt! This is another case!”/～，授楚其柄。(《汉书·梅福传》) It (referring to the Qin Dynasty)was holding the sword by the blade and giving the handle to the State of Chu. 倒持泰阿泰阿倒持dào chí tài ē泰阿：古代宝剑名。倒拿着宝剑，把剑柄给他人。比喻轻率地把权柄交给他人，自己反受其害。hold a sword upside down, surrender one’s power to another at one’s own peril, hold the sword by the blade |