人為刀俎，我為魚肉 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
為 wéi 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
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
肉 ròu
HSK 2
flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130