刀把子

dāobǎzǐ
  1. (colloquial) handle of a knife
  2. (officialese, figurative) law enforcement agencies; court, police and corrections
  3. handle of a knife
  4. law enforcement agencies; court, police and corrections

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 刀把 dāobà
  1. information that yields a bargaining advantage to the other party in a lawsuit or argument; information that can be used against someone
  2. knife handle
  3. power; authority
  4. sword/dagger hilt
=2 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"