人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
刀 dāo
HSK 4
knife; old coin; measure
俎 zǔ chopping board or block; painted
我 wǒ
HSK 1
our, us, i, me, my, we
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
鱼 yú
HSK 2
fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
肉 ròu
HSK 2
flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130