rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
fig. to be at sb's mercy
人
rén
person; people
为
wéi
variant of 為|为[wei2]
刀
dāo
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])
俎
zǔ
a stand for food at sacrifice
，
,
我
wǒ
I; me; my
鱼
yú
fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])
肉
ròu
meat
