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太    阿    倒    持    倒拿着剑，把剑柄给别人。比喻把大权交给别人，自己反受其害。

[surrender one's power to another as who holds the sword backward] 把太阿宝剑倒着拿，比喻以把柄授与人，自身反面临危险或灾害。

Surrender one's power to another at one's own peril

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