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垂簾聽政
简 垂帘听政 · 繁 垂簾聽政Mandarin · pinyin chuí lián tīng zhèng
Meanings
- lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
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2–2–1–4 · chui2 lian2 ting1 zheng4
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seoi4 lim4 ting3 zing3
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phrase
- (historical) (of female royal members, e.g. empress or empress dowager) to rule in place of a monarch; to serve as regent
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