Definitions

1. 1. lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
2. 2. fig. to be at sb's mercy

Components

• 人为 rén wéi – artificial
• 刀俎 dāo zǔ – sacrificial knife and altar
• 我 wǒ – I
• 为 wéi – as (in the capacity of)
• 鱼肉 yú ròu – the flesh of a fish