刀俎

dāozǔ
sacrificial knife and altar

CEDICT

  1. (literary) butcher's knife and chopping block; (figuratively) oppressor; persecutor
  2. butcher's knife and chopping block; (figuratively) oppressor; persecutor

Wiktionary

刀子和砧板，为切割鱼肉的器具。比喻宰割者或迫害者。

重編國語辭典

刀和砧板；主宰或迫害他人的人。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 刀 dāo
  1. (slang) (loanword) dollar
  2. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  3. classifier for knife cuts or stabs
  4. (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)

classifier: 把
2 俎 zǔ a stand for food at sacrifice

Containing this entry

人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu
  1. lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. fig. to be at sb's mercy
刀俎余生 dāozǔyúshēng