give one's authority to others

hold the sword by the blade

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǎ och í t à I ē, which refers to handing over power to others and suffering from it. It comes from the biography of Chen Yixing in the old book of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

"The biography of Chen Yixing in the old book of Tang Dynasty:" since three years ago, traitors have stolen power. Your majesty can't overthrow tai'a and give someone trout handle. "

Idiom usage

As a predicate, attributive; used in dealing with affairs example Kuang today's envoys in China are only interested in profits, so that when the treaty is being amended, they have to deal with flaws and scheming, and they are not prepared to take precautions. ——Xue Fucheng's a humble opinion on raising foreign capital in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

"Tai'a" and "tai'a"