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逼宮

简逼宫 · 繁逼宮

Mandarin · pinyin bī gōng

to force the king or emperor to abdicate

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逼: bī · compel, pressure, force; bother
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宫: gōng · palace

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1–1 · bi1 gong1

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bik1 gung1

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verb

(historical, of an official, minister, etc.) to force the emperor or king to abdicate
(modern, by extension) to force the head of government to step down; to force someone senior to resign
(modern, by extension, sometimes humorous, of the other woman) to pressure the man's wife to divorce him

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